Kiribati vs North Korea: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre

Kiribati
0.0026 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
0.0022 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati rank
134th
North Korea rank
137th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre over time

  • Kiribati
  • North Korea
00.0010.0020.0030.0040.005199620092023

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.0026 units per square kilometre against 0.0022 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.0004 units per square kilometre.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 134th and North Korea ranks 137th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati North Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Kiribati
2000s 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre Kiribati
2010s 0.0017 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre Kiribati
2020s 0.0033 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre, Kiribati or North Korea?
Kiribati, at 0.0026 units per square kilometre against 0.0022 units per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre between Kiribati and North Korea?
0.0004 units per square kilometre, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and North Korea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and North Korea rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
Kiribati ranks 134th and North Korea ranks 137th 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.