New Zealand vs World: Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita

New Zealand
0.0016 units per person
in 2023
World
0.0004 units per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
15th
World rank
16th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • World
00.0010.0010.0020.002199620092023

How they compare

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

That makes New Zealand's figure about 3.8 times World's.

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

New Zealand ranks 15th and World ranks 16th 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 World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0011 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0009 units per person New Zealand
2000s 0.0013 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0011 units per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0017 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0014 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 World?
New Zealand, at 0.0016 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per capita between New Zealand and World?
0.0012 units per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and World?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and World rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 15th and World ranks 16th 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.