Ireland vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre

Ireland
0.1266 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0146 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
28th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
25th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre over time

  • Ireland
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
00.050.10.15199620092023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.1266 units per square kilometre against 0.0146 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.112 units per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 8.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Ireland ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0323 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0317 units per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 0.0615 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.0595 units per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 0.1035 units per square kilometre 0.0072 units per square kilometre 0.0964 units per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 0.1276 units per square kilometre 0.0136 units per square kilometre 0.114 units per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre, Ireland or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Ireland, at 0.1266 units per square kilometre against 0.0146 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre between Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.112 units per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th 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.