Ecuador vs South Africa: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre

Ecuador
0.0142 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0123 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador rank
84th
South Africa rank
87th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre over time

  • Ecuador
  • South Africa
00.0050.010.015199620092023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.0142 units per square kilometre against 0.0123 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0019 units per square kilometre.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

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

Ecuador ranks 84th and South Africa ranks 87th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0033 units per square kilometre 0.003 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre 0.0039 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0035 units per square kilometre 0.0089 units per square kilometre 0.0054 units per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0118 units per square kilometre 0.0127 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre, Ecuador or South Africa?
Ecuador, at 0.0142 units per square kilometre against 0.0123 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre between Ecuador and South Africa?
0.0019 units per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
Ecuador ranks 84th and South Africa ranks 87th 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.