Belgium vs Upper middle income: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre

Belgium
0.5515 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.0297 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
9th
Upper middle income rank
11th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • Upper middle income
00.20.40.6199620092023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.5515 units per square kilometre against 0.0297 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.5218 units per square kilometre.

That makes Belgium's figure about 18.6 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 196 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Upper middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3942 units per square kilometre 0.0054 units per square kilometre 0.3888 units per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 0.5299 units per square kilometre 0.0142 units per square kilometre 0.5157 units per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 0.5607 units per square kilometre 0.0265 units per square kilometre 0.5342 units per square kilometre Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre, Belgium or Upper middle income?
Belgium, at 0.5515 units per square kilometre against 0.0297 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre between Belgium and Upper middle income?
0.5218 units per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Upper middle income?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Upper middle income rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 196 countries.
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.