North America vs Switzerland: Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita

North America
0.0013 units per person
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0026 units per person
in 2023
North America rank
1st
Switzerland rank
2nd

Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita over time

  • North America
  • Switzerland
00.0010.0020.003199620092023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0026 units per person against 0.0013 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0013 units per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.0 times North America's.

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

North America ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 2nd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0011 units per person 0.0017 units per person 0.0005 units per person Switzerland
2000s 0.0012 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0007 units per person Switzerland
2010s 0.0014 units per person 0.0026 units per person 0.0012 units per person Switzerland
2020s 0.0014 units per person 0.0027 units per person 0.0013 units per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per capita, North America or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0026 units per person against 0.0013 units per person in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per capita between North America and Switzerland?
0.0013 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Switzerland?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do North America and Switzerland rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
North America ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 2nd 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.