Latvia vs Lithuania: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Latvia
921.62 articles per million people
in 2023
Lithuania
930.88 articles per million people
in 2023
Latvia rank
36th
Lithuania rank
34th

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

  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
2004006008001.0k199620092023

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 930.88 articles per million people against 921.62 articles per million people in Latvia, a difference of 9.26 articles per million people.

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

Latvia ranks 36th and Lithuania ranks 34th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Lithuania Difference Ahead
1990s 145.66 articles per million people 141.17 articles per million people 4.5 articles per million people Latvia
2000s 193.29 articles per million people 434.76 articles per million people 241.47 articles per million people Lithuania
2010s 645.16 articles per million people 775.3 articles per million people 130.14 articles per million people Lithuania
2020s 885.72 articles per million people 941.58 articles per million people 55.86 articles per million people Lithuania

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, Latvia or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 930.88 articles per million people against 921.62 articles per million people in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Latvia and Lithuania?
9.26 articles per million people, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Latvia ranks 36th and Lithuania ranks 34th 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.