Australia vs North America: Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita

Australia
0.002 units per person
in 2023
North America
0.0013 units per person
in 2023
Australia rank
4th
North America rank
1st

Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • North America
00.0010.0010.0020.0020.003199620092023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.002 units per person against 0.0013 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0007 units per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.6 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was North America ahead.

Australia ranks 4th and North America ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia North America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0012 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0.0001 units per person Australia
2000s 0.0015 units per person 0.0012 units per person 0.0003 units per person Australia
2010s 0.0022 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0008 units per person Australia
2020s 0.0022 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0008 units per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per capita, Australia or North America?
Australia, at 0.002 units per person against 0.0013 units per person in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per capita between Australia and North America?
0.0007 units per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North America?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Australia and North America rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
Australia ranks 4th and North America ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 6,832 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.