Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per capita by country
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
196
Highest
0.0026 units per person
Denmark
Lowest
0 units per person
Angola
Median
0.0001 units per person
Years covered
28
1996–2023
Data points
5,488
What the numbers show
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per capita is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 0.0026 units per person in Denmark; the lowest is 0 units per person in Angola.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0001 units per person, and the mean is 0.0004 units per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,918.
Over the past decade 169 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in North Korea (up 3,037.1%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 67.9%).
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 0.0026 units per person | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 2 | Switzerland | 0.0026 units per person | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 0.0025 units per person | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 4 | Australia | 0.002 units per person | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 0.002 units per person | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 0.002 units per person | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 7 | Singapore | 0.002 units per person | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 8 | Iceland | 0.0019 units per person | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 0.0018 units per person | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 0.0018 units per person | 2023 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Portugal | 0.0017 units per person | 2023 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Slovenia | 0.0017 units per person | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 0.0016 units per person | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 14 | Canada | 0.0016 units per person | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 15 | New Zealand | 0.0016 units per person | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 0.0015 units per person | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 17 | Belgium | 0.0014 units per person | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 18 | Croatia | 0.0014 units per person | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 0.0014 units per person | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 20 | Israel | 0.0014 units per person | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Italy | 0.0014 units per person | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 22 | South Korea | 0.0014 units per person | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 23 | Cyprus | 0.0013 units per person | 2023 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Germany | 0.0013 units per person | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 25 | Greece | 0.0013 units per person | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 26 | Liechtenstein | 0.0013 units per person | 2023 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 0.0013 units per person | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 28 | United States | 0.0013 units per person | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 29 | Spain | 0.0012 units per person | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 30 | Czechia | 0.0012 units per person | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 31 | Brunei | 0.0011 units per person | 2023 | up 392.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Slovakia | 0.001 units per person | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 33 | Monaco | 0.001 units per person | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 34 | Lithuania | 0.0009 units per person | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 35 | Qatar | 0.0009 units per person | 2023 | up 123.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Latvia | 0.0009 units per person | 2023 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 37 | France | 0.0009 units per person | 2023 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 38 | Malta | 0.0009 units per person | 2023 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Hungary | 0.0009 units per person | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 40 | Poland | 0.0009 units per person | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 41 | Serbia | 0.0008 units per person | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 0.0008 units per person | 2023 | up 110.3% | rising |
| 43 | Japan | 0.0008 units per person | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 44 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0008 units per person | 2023 | up 175.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0007 units per person | 2023 | up 190.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Greenland | 0.0007 units per person | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0007 units per person | 2023 | up 199.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Malaysia | 0.0007 units per person | 2023 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 49 | China | 0.0007 units per person | 2023 | up 156.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Iran | 0.0006 units per person | 2023 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Russia | 0.0006 units per person | 2023 | up 124.1% | rising |
| 52 | San Marino | 0.0006 units per person | 2023 | up 178.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Turkey | 0.0006 units per person | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 54 | Romania | 0.0006 units per person | 2023 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Jordan | 0.0005 units per person | 2023 | up 181.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Bahrain | 0.0005 units per person | 2023 | up 146.1% | rising |
| 57 | Tunisia | 0.0005 units per person | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Chile | 0.0004 units per person | 2023 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 59 | Ukraine | 0.0004 units per person | 2023 | up 164.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Montenegro | 0.0004 units per person | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Iraq | 0.0004 units per person | 2023 | up 1,572.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Grenada | 0.0004 units per person | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Lebanon | 0.0004 units per person | 2023 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0003 units per person | 2023 | up 154.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Oman | 0.0003 units per person | 2023 | up 91.2% | rising |
| 66 | Uruguay | 0.0003 units per person | 2023 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Kuwait | 0.0003 units per person | 2023 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 68 | Palau | 0.0003 units per person | 2023 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Brazil | 0.0003 units per person | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 0.0003 units per person | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Armenia | 0.0003 units per person | 2023 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 72 | Morocco | 0.0003 units per person | 2023 | up 332.9% | volatile |
| 73 | South Africa | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 74 | Fiji | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 158.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Thailand | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 120.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Barbados | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 77 | Egypt | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 127.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Ecuador | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 1,132.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Puerto Rico | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 80 | Argentina | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 449.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 83 | Colombia | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Georgia | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 85 | Palestine | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 202.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Algeria | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 92.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Mauritius | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 88 | India | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 156.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Belarus | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 90 | Peru | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 606.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Botswana | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 100.8% | rising |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 0.0002 units per person | 2023 | up 205.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Mexico | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 94 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 366.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Indonesia | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 1,237.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Andorra | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Moldova | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 91.9% | rising |
| 98 | Albania | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Bhutan | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 235.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Uzbekistan | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 1,017.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 128.3% | rising |
| 102 | Seychelles | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Cuba | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 104 | Vietnam | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 415.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Samoa | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 352.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Ghana | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 367.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Pakistan | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 154.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Mongolia | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Namibia | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Panama | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 112 | Libya | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Maldives | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Guyana | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 253.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Jamaica | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 116 | Dominica | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Cameroon | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 153.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Nepal | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 260.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Ethiopia | 0.0001 units per person | 2023 | up 586.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Bangladesh | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 332.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Tonga | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 204.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 379.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Belize | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Nigeria | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 156.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Tuvalu | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Suriname | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Philippines | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 349.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Kenya | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 103.0% | rising |
| 129 | Bahamas | 0 units per person | 2023 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Vanuatu | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 131 | Paraguay | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 298.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Gabon | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 133 | Cape Verde | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 136.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Micronesia (country) | 0 units per person | 2023 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Zimbabwe | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 115.7% | rising |
| 136 | Rwanda | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 479.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Benin | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Gambia | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 34.8% | flat |
| 139 | Uganda | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Syria | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 145.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Senegal | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 142 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Lesotho | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 256.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Eswatini | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Marshall Islands | 0 units per person | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Burkina Faso | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 151.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Tanzania | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 169.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 2,362.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Solomon Islands | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 175.2% | rising |
| 150 | Malawi | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 114.0% | rising |
| 151 | Zambia | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 129.8% | rising |
| 152 | Venezuela | 0 units per person | 2023 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 153 | Togo | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 101.5% | rising |
| 154 | Kiribati | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Bolivia | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 156 | Congo | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 157 | Tajikistan | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 124.8% | rising |
| 158 | Djibouti | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 131.5% | volatile |
| 159 | East Timor | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 175.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Saint Lucia | 0 units per person | 2023 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 98.0% | rising |
| 162 | Honduras | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 456.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Cambodia | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 105.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Nauru | 0 units per person | 2023 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Yemen | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 162.3% | volatile |
| 166 | El Salvador | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 310.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Sierra Leone | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 369.8% | volatile |
| 168 | North Korea | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 3,037.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Laos | 0 units per person | 2023 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Comoros | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 518.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Sudan | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 172 | Mauritania | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 137.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Dominican Republic | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 142.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Eritrea | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 150.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Somalia | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 1,587.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Papua New Guinea | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 177 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 units per person | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 178 | Mozambique | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 120.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Guatemala | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 180 | Nicaragua | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 181 | Liberia | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 641.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Central African Republic | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 84.3% | rising |
| 183 | Madagascar | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 184 | Mali | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 185 | Myanmar | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 528.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Turkmenistan | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 331.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Afghanistan | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 371.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Guinea | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 305.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Niger | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 105.2% | rising |
| 190 | Haiti | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Chad | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 630.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Burundi | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 101.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 172.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 195 | South Sudan | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 196 | Angola | 0 units per person | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
How this figure is calculated
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.