Japan vs Serbia: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Japan
775.35 articles per million people
in 2023
Serbia
781.06 articles per million people
in 2023
Japan rank
43rd
Serbia rank
41st

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

  • Japan
  • Serbia
0200400600800199620092023

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 781.06 articles per million people against 775.35 articles per million people in Japan, a difference of 5.71 articles per million people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 43rd and Serbia ranks 41st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Serbia Difference Ahead
1990s 727.2 articles per million people 0 articles per million people 727.2 articles per million people Japan
2000s 817.31 articles per million people 131.25 articles per million people 686.06 articles per million people Japan
2010s 816.84 articles per million people 678.44 articles per million people 138.39 articles per million people Japan
2020s 808.75 articles per million people 724.56 articles per million people 84.19 articles per million people Japan

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, Japan or Serbia?
Serbia, at 781.06 articles per million people against 775.35 articles per million people in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Japan and Serbia?
5.71 articles per million people, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Serbia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Japan and Serbia rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Japan ranks 43rd and Serbia ranks 41st 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.