Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs United States: Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.0002 units per person
in 2023
United States
0.0013 units per person
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
27th
United States rank
28th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • United States
00.0010.0010.002199620092023

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0013 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0011 units per person.

That makes United States's figure about 7.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th and United States ranks 28th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) United States Difference Ahead
1990s 0 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0.0011 units per person United States
2000s 0.0001 units per person 0.0012 units per person 0.0011 units per person United States
2010s 0.0001 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.0012 units per person United States
2020s 0.0002 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0012 units per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per capita, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or United States?
United States, at 0.0013 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per capita between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States?
0.0011 units per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th and United States ranks 28th 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.