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

Portugal
0.0017 units per person
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.0004 units per person
in 2023
Portugal rank
11th
Upper middle income rank
13th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita over time

  • Portugal
  • Upper middle income
00.0010.0010.0020.002199620092023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0017 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0013 units per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 4.0 times Upper middle income's.

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

Portugal ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0003 units per person 0 units per person 0.0002 units per person Portugal
2000s 0.0006 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0005 units per person Portugal
2010s 0.0013 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0011 units per person Portugal
2020s 0.0017 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0013 units per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per capita, Portugal or Upper middle income?
Portugal, at 0.0017 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 Portugal and Upper middle income?
0.0013 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Upper middle income?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Upper middle income rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
Portugal ranks 11th 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.