East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs South Korea: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
0.0643 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
0.7349 units per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
5th
South Korea rank
6th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • South Korea
00.20.40.60.8199620092023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.7349 units per square kilometre against 0.0643 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 0.6706 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 11.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 5th and South Korea ranks 6th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0027 units per square kilometre 0.1217 units per square kilometre 0.119 units per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 0.01 units per square kilometre 0.3154 units per square kilometre 0.3054 units per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 0.0279 units per square kilometre 0.6102 units per square kilometre 0.5823 units per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 0.0557 units per square kilometre 0.7304 units per square kilometre 0.6747 units per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.7349 units per square kilometre against 0.0643 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Korea?
0.6706 units per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Korea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Korea rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 5th and South Korea ranks 6th 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.