Japan vs North America: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre
Japan
0.2648 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
0.0276 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
17th
North America rank
13th
Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- North America
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2648 units per square kilometre against 0.0276 units per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 0.2372 units per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 9.6 times North America's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 17th and North America ranks 13th of 196 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2518 units per square kilometre | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | 0.2331 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.2863 units per square kilometre | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | 0.2641 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.2853 units per square kilometre | 0.027 units per square kilometre | 0.2583 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2782 units per square kilometre | 0.0287 units per square kilometre | 0.2495 units per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre, Japan or North America?
- Japan, at 0.2648 units per square kilometre against 0.0276 units per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre between Japan and North America?
- 0.2372 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North America?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Japan and North America rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 17th and North America ranks 13th 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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About this data
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.