Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Portugal: Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0005 units per person
in 2023
Portugal
0.0017 units per person
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th
Portugal rank
11th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Portugal
00.0010.0010.0020.002199620092023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0017 units per person against 0.0005 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0012 units per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 3.5 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Portugal ranks 11th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0002 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0001 units per person Portugal
2000s 0.0002 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.0004 units per person Portugal
2010s 0.0003 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.001 units per person Portugal
2020s 0.0005 units per person 0.0017 units per person 0.0012 units per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per capita, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0017 units per person against 0.0005 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per capita between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Portugal?
0.0012 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Portugal?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Portugal rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Portugal ranks 11th of 45 groups.
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.