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Spain vs United States: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Spain
1,247 articles per million people
in 2023
United States
1,279 articles per million people
in 2023
Spain rank
29th
United States rank
28th

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time

  • Spain
  • United States
05001.0k1.5k199620092023

How they compare

United States currently reports 1,279 articles per million people against 1,247 articles per million people in Spain, a difference of 32.23 articles per million people.

Across all 28 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 29th and United States ranks 28th of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Unit
articles per million people
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,488 data points, 1996–2023
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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.