Latvia vs Qatar: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Latvia
921.62 articles per million people
in 2023
Qatar
930.44 articles per million people
in 2023
Latvia rank
36th
Qatar rank
35th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Latvia
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 930.44 articles per million people against 921.62 articles per million people in Latvia, a difference of 8.82 articles per million people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 36th and Qatar ranks 35th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 145.66 articles per million people | 82.92 articles per million people | 62.74 articles per million people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 193.29 articles per million people | 160.58 articles per million people | 32.71 articles per million people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 645.16 articles per million people | 468.04 articles per million people | 177.12 articles per million people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 885.72 articles per million people | 914.48 articles per million people | 28.76 articles per million people | Qatar |
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 Qatar?
- Qatar, at 930.44 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 Qatar?
- 8.82 articles per million people, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Qatar?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Qatar rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Latvia ranks 36th and Qatar ranks 35th 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.