Italy vs Low & middle income: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre

Italy
0.2799 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
0.0213 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
16th
Low & middle income rank
18th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Low & middle income
00.10.20.3199620092023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.2799 units per square kilometre against 0.0213 units per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.2586 units per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 13.2 times Low & middle income's.

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

Italy ranks 16th and Low & middle income ranks 18th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1171 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.1156 units per square kilometre Italy
2000s 0.1572 units per square kilometre 0.0039 units per square kilometre 0.1533 units per square kilometre Italy
2010s 0.2259 units per square kilometre 0.0099 units per square kilometre 0.216 units per square kilometre Italy
2020s 0.2805 units per square kilometre 0.0188 units per square kilometre 0.2618 units per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre, Italy or Low & middle income?
Italy, at 0.2799 units per square kilometre against 0.0213 units per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre between Italy and Low & middle income?
0.2586 units per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Low & middle income?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Italy and Low & middle income rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 16th and Low & middle income ranks 18th 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.