Luxembourg vs Portugal: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Luxembourg
1,764 articles per million people
in 2023
Portugal
1,723 articles per million people
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
10th
Portugal rank
11th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Luxembourg
- Portugal
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1,764 articles per million people against 1,723 articles per million people in Portugal, a difference of 41 articles per million people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Portugal ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 11th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 122.69 articles per million people | 266.13 articles per million people | 143.45 articles per million people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 373.47 articles per million people | 569.77 articles per million people | 196.3 articles per million people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1,337 articles per million people | 1,302 articles per million people | 34.87 articles per million people | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 1,676 articles per million people | 1,710 articles per million people | 33.49 articles per million people | Portugal |
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, Luxembourg or Portugal?
- Luxembourg, at 1,764 articles per million people against 1,723 articles per million people in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 41 articles per million people, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Luxembourg ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 11th 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.