Norway vs Switzerland: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Norway
2,492 articles per million people
in 2023
Switzerland
2,565 articles per million people
in 2023
Norway rank
3rd
Switzerland rank
2nd
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2,565 articles per million people against 2,492 articles per million people in Norway, a difference of 73 articles per million people.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 2nd of 196 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,128 articles per million people | 1,666 articles per million people | 537.18 articles per million people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1,384 articles per million people | 1,972 articles per million people | 588.75 articles per million people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2,103 articles per million people | 2,576 articles per million people | 473.08 articles per million people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2,497 articles per million people | 2,702 articles per million people | 205.77 articles per million people | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2,565 articles per million people against 2,492 articles per million people in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Norway and Switzerland?
- 73 articles per million people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Norway ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 2nd 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.