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
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 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.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,565 articles per million people | 1,666 articles per million people | 100.53 articles per million people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1,734 articles per million people | 1,972 articles per million people | 238.7 articles per million people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2,047 articles per million people | 2,576 articles per million people | 528.93 articles per million people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2,056 articles per million people | 2,702 articles per million people | 646.16 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, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2,565 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 Sweden and Switzerland?
- 549 articles per million people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Sweden ranks 5th 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.