Singapore vs Sweden: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Singapore
2,010 articles per million people
in 2023
Sweden
2,016 articles per million people
in 2023
Singapore rank
7th
Sweden rank
5th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Singapore
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2,016 articles per million people against 2,010 articles per million people in Singapore, a difference of 6 articles per million people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sweden ahead.
Singapore ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 834.45 articles per million people | 1,565 articles per million people | 730.56 articles per million people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1,618 articles per million people | 1,734 articles per million people | 115.58 articles per million people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2,058 articles per million people | 2,047 articles per million people | 11.08 articles per million people | Singapore |
| 2020s | 2,158 articles per million people | 2,056 articles per million people | 101.42 articles per million people | Singapore |
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, Singapore or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2,016 articles per million people against 2,010 articles per million people in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Singapore and Sweden?
- 6 articles per million people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sweden?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Sweden rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Singapore ranks 7th 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.