Iceland vs Portugal: Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita

Iceland
0.0019 units per person
in 2023
Portugal
0.0017 units per person
in 2023
Iceland rank
8th
Portugal rank
11th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • Portugal
00.0010.0010.0020.002199620092023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0019 units per person against 0.0017 units per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

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

Iceland ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 11th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0008 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0006 units per person Iceland
2000s 0.0011 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.0005 units per person Iceland
2010s 0.0019 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.0005 units per person Iceland
2020s 0.0019 units per person 0.0017 units per person 0.0002 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 Portugal?
Iceland, at 0.0019 units per person against 0.0017 units per person in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per capita between Iceland and Portugal?
0.0002 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
Iceland ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 11th 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.