Japan vs World: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre
Japan
0.2648 units per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0252 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
17th
World rank
17th
Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- World
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2648 units per square kilometre against 0.0252 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.2396 units per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 10.5 times World's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 17th and World ranks 17th of 196 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2518 units per square kilometre | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | 0.2439 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.2863 units per square kilometre | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | 0.2752 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.2853 units per square kilometre | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | 0.2679 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2782 units per square kilometre | 0.024 units per square kilometre | 0.2542 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 World?
- Japan, at 0.2648 units per square kilometre against 0.0252 units per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre between Japan and World?
- 0.2396 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and World?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Japan and World rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 17th and World ranks 17th 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.