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

Iceland
0.0019 units per person
in 2023
OECD members
0.0011 units per person
in 2023
Iceland rank
8th
OECD members rank
6th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • OECD members
00.0010.0010.0020.002199620092023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0019 units per person against 0.0011 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.0008 units per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.7 times OECD members's.

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

Iceland ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 6th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0008 units per person 0.0007 units per person 0.0001 units per person Iceland
2000s 0.0011 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.0003 units per person Iceland
2010s 0.0019 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0.0008 units per person Iceland
2020s 0.0019 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0.0008 units per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per capita, Iceland or OECD members?
Iceland, at 0.0019 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 Iceland and OECD members?
0.0008 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and OECD members?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Iceland and OECD members rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
Iceland ranks 8th 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.