Norway vs Sweden: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Norway
2,492 articles per million people
in 2023
Sweden
2,016 articles per million people
in 2023
Norway rank
3rd
Sweden rank
5th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2,492 articles per million people against 2,016 articles per million people in Sweden, a difference of 476 articles per million people.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,128 articles per million people | 1,565 articles per million people | 436.66 articles per million people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1,384 articles per million people | 1,734 articles per million people | 350.05 articles per million people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2,103 articles per million people | 2,047 articles per million people | 55.84 articles per million people | Norway |
| 2020s | 2,497 articles per million people | 2,056 articles per million people | 440.38 articles per million people | Norway |
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, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 2,492 articles per million people against 2,016 articles per million people in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Norway and Sweden?
- 476 articles per million people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Norway ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 5th 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.