Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Greenland

Greenland: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people was 675.63 articles per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
675.63 articles per million people
Change on year
up 19.6%
World rank
46th
of 196 countries
All-time high
675.63 articles per million people
in 2023
All-time low
83.42 articles per million people
in 1999
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Greenland, 1996–2023

02004006001996200920231996: 94.3 articles per million people1997: 140.7 articles per million people1998: 173.8 articles per million people1999: 83.4 articles per million people2000: 212 articles per million people2001: 161.6 articles per million people2002: 210.1 articles per million people2003: 208.1 articles per million people2004: 501.4 articles per million people2005: 273.3 articles per million people2006: 250.5 articles per million people2007: 268.1 articles per million people2008: 283 articles per million people2009: 209.3 articles per million people2010: 377.6 articles per million people2011: 308.5 articles per million people2012: 425.8 articles per million people2013: 558.9 articles per million people2014: 419 articles per million people2015: 517 articles per million people2016: 422.3 articles per million people2017: 454.1 articles per million people2018: 562.4 articles per million people2019: 535.3 articles per million people2020: 507.2 articles per million people2021: 623.8 articles per million people2022: 564.9 articles per million people2023: 675.6 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. Measured in articles per million people.

Analysis

Greenland recorded 675.63 articles per million people for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.6% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Greenland peaked at 675.63 articles per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83.42 articles per million people, in 1999.

Greenland ranks 46th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 123.05 articles per million people 83.42 articles per million people 173.8 articles per million people 4
2000s 257.73 articles per million people 161.59 articles per million people 501.42 articles per million people 10
2010s 458.12 articles per million people 308.49 articles per million people 562.45 articles per million people 10
2020s 592.9 articles per million people 507.21 articles per million people 675.63 articles per million people 4

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 43 Japan 775.35 articles per million people compare
  2. 44 Saint Kitts and Nevis 759.23 articles per million people compare
  3. 45 Saudi Arabia 729.76 articles per million people compare
  4. 47 United Arab Emirates 674.87 articles per million people compare
  5. 48 Malaysia 674.45 articles per million people compare
  6. 49 China 661.16 articles per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Greenland?
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Greenland was 675.63 articles per million people in 2023, according to 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.
What is the highest annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people recorded in Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 675.63 articles per million people in 2023.
What is the lowest annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 83.42 articles per million people in 1999.
How does Greenland rank for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Greenland ranks 46th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people rising or falling in Greenland?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greenland data come from?
The figures 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 part of Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.