China (People’s Republic of) vs Russian Federation: Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita

China (People’s Republic of)
0.0007 units per person
in 2023
Russian Federation
0.0006 units per person
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
49th
Russian Federation rank
51st

Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Russian Federation
0000.001199620092023

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 0.0007 units per person against 0.0006 units per person in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.

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

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 49th and Russian Federation ranks 51st of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 0 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0002 units per person Russian Federation
2000s 0.0001 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0001 units per person Russian Federation
2010s 0.0003 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0001 units per person Russian Federation
2020s 0.0006 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0 units per person Russian Federation

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 Russian Federation?
China (People’s Republic of), at 0.0007 units per person against 0.0006 units per person in Russian Federation as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per capita between China (People’s Republic of) and Russian Federation?
0.0001 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 Russian Federation?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Russian Federation rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 49th and Russian Federation ranks 51st 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.