Australia vs OECD members: Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita

Australia
0.002 units per person
in 2023
OECD members
0.0011 units per person
in 2023
Australia rank
4th
OECD members rank
6th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • OECD members
0.0010.0010.0020.0020.003199620092023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.002 units per person against 0.0011 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.0009 units per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.9 times OECD members's.

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

Australia ranks 4th and OECD members ranks 6th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0012 units per person 0.0007 units per person 0.0005 units per person Australia
2000s 0.0015 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.0006 units per person Australia
2010s 0.0022 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0.0011 units per person Australia
2020s 0.0022 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0.0011 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 OECD members?
Australia, at 0.002 units per person against 0.0011 units per person in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per capita between Australia and OECD members?
0.0009 units per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and OECD members?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Australia and OECD members rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
Australia ranks 4th and OECD members ranks 6th 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.