South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita

South Korea
0.0014 units per person
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0003 units per person
in 2023
South Korea rank
22nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita over time

  • South Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
00.0010.0010.002199620092023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0014 units per person against 0.0003 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0011 units per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 5.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

South Korea ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0003 units per person 0 units per person 0.0002 units per person South Korea
2000s 0.0006 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0006 units per person South Korea
2010s 0.0012 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.001 units per person South Korea
2020s 0.0014 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0011 units per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per capita, South Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
South Korea, at 0.0014 units per person against 0.0003 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per capita between South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.0011 units per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
South Korea ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th 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.