Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Spain: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0058 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.1207 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st
Spain rank
30th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Spain
00.050.10.15199620092023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.1207 units per square kilometre against 0.0058 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.1149 units per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 20.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st and Spain ranks 30th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0011 units per square kilometre 0.0455 units per square kilometre 0.0444 units per square kilometre Spain
2000s 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.0697 units per square kilometre 0.0676 units per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.0044 units per square kilometre 0.1067 units per square kilometre 0.1023 units per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.0062 units per square kilometre 0.1227 units per square kilometre 0.1166 units per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Spain?
Spain, at 0.1207 units per square kilometre against 0.0058 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain?
0.1149 units per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st and Spain ranks 30th of 45 groups.
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.