Africa Eastern and Southern vs China: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0021 units per square kilometre
in 2023
China
0.0993 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
35th
China rank
38th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • China
00.020.040.060.080.1199620092023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0993 units per square kilometre against 0.0021 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0972 units per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 48.2 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

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

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 35th and China ranks 38th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern China Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre 0.0038 units per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0161 units per square kilometre 0.0155 units per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0011 units per square kilometre 0.0437 units per square kilometre 0.0426 units per square kilometre China
2020s 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.0865 units per square kilometre 0.0845 units per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre, Africa Eastern and Southern or China?
China, at 0.0993 units per square kilometre against 0.0021 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre between Africa Eastern and Southern and China?
0.0972 units per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and China?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and China rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 35th and China ranks 38th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 6,744 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.