New Zealand vs Upper middle income: Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita

New Zealand
0.0016 units per person
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.0004 units per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
15th
Upper middle income rank
13th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Upper middle income
00.0010.0010.0020.002199620092023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0016 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0012 units per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 3.6 times Upper middle income's.

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

New Zealand ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0011 units per person 0 units per person 0.001 units per person New Zealand
2000s 0.0013 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0012 units per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0017 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0015 units per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0017 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0013 units per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per capita, New Zealand or Upper middle income?
New Zealand, at 0.0016 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per capita between New Zealand and Upper middle income?
0.0012 units per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Upper middle income?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Upper middle income rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 13th 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.