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
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
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.