Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.0129 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador
0.0142 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
86th
Ecuador rank
84th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
00.0050.010.015199620092023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.0142 units per square kilometre against 0.0129 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0013 units per square kilometre.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 86th and Ecuador ranks 84th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ecuador Difference Ahead
1990s 0.003 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0027 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0039 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0034 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0075 units per square kilometre 0.0035 units per square kilometre 0.004 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0139 units per square kilometre 0.0118 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 0.0142 units per square kilometre against 0.0129 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
0.0013 units per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 86th and Ecuador ranks 84th 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.