Ireland vs Luxembourg: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Ireland
1,642 articles per million people
in 2023
Luxembourg
1,764 articles per million people
in 2023
Ireland rank
13th
Luxembourg rank
10th

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time

  • Ireland
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 1,764 articles per million people against 1,642 articles per million people in Ireland, a difference of 122 articles per million people.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 13th and Luxembourg ranks 10th of 196 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1990s 603.03 articles per million people 122.69 articles per million people 480.34 articles per million people Ireland
2000s 1,005 articles per million people 373.47 articles per million people 631.87 articles per million people Ireland
2010s 1,511 articles per million people 1,337 articles per million people 174.29 articles per million people Ireland
2020s 1,701 articles per million people 1,676 articles per million people 24.46 articles per million people Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people, Ireland or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 1,764 articles per million people against 1,642 articles per million people in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Ireland and Luxembourg?
122 articles per million people, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Luxembourg?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Luxembourg rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Ireland ranks 13th and Luxembourg ranks 10th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed, published as Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Unit
articles per million people
Source
National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,488 data points, 1996–2023
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Scientific and technical journal articles per million people. Disciplines include physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.