China (People’s Republic of) vs Least developed countries: Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita

China (People’s Republic of)
0.0007 units per person
in 2023
Least developed countries
0 units per person
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
49th
Least developed countries rank
46th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Least developed countries
0000.001199620092023

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 0.0007 units per person against 0 units per person in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.0007 units per person.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 30.2 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 49th and Least developed countries ranks 46th of 197 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1990s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 0.0001 units per person 0 units per person 0.0001 units per person China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 0.0003 units per person 0 units per person 0.0003 units per person China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 0.0006 units per person 0 units per person 0.0006 units per person China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per capita, China (People’s Republic of) or Least developed countries?
China (People’s Republic of), at 0.0007 units per person against 0 units per person in Least developed countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per capita between China (People’s Republic of) and Least developed countries?
0.0007 units per person, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Least developed countries?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Least developed countries rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 49th and Least developed countries ranks 46th 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.