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Sweden vs Switzerland: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Sweden
2,016 articles per million people
in 2023
Switzerland
2,565 articles per million people
in 2023
Sweden rank
5th
Switzerland rank
2nd

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

  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 2,565 articles per million people against 2,016 articles per million people in Sweden, a difference of 549.28 articles per million people.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.

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

Sweden ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 2nd 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.