Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Portugal: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0159 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.199 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
22nd
Portugal rank
20th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Portugal
00.050.10.150.2199620092023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.199 units per square kilometre against 0.0159 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.1831 units per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 12.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 20th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0014 units per square kilometre 0.0295 units per square kilometre 0.0281 units per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.0027 units per square kilometre 0.0654 units per square kilometre 0.0626 units per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.0077 units per square kilometre 0.1478 units per square kilometre 0.1401 units per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.0145 units per square kilometre 0.1945 units per square kilometre 0.1799 units per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.199 units per square kilometre against 0.0159 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Portugal?
0.1831 units per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Portugal?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Portugal rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 20th 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.