North America vs United Kingdom: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre

North America
0.0276 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.4032 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North America rank
13th
United Kingdom rank
11th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre over time

  • North America
  • United Kingdom
00.10.20.30.4199620092023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.4032 units per square kilometre against 0.0276 units per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 0.3756 units per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 14.6 times North America's.

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

North America ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 11th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North America United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0187 units per square kilometre 0.3038 units per square kilometre 0.2851 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.0222 units per square kilometre 0.3435 units per square kilometre 0.3214 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.027 units per square kilometre 0.4073 units per square kilometre 0.3804 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.0287 units per square kilometre 0.4245 units per square kilometre 0.3957 units per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre, North America or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.4032 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 North America and United Kingdom?
0.3756 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and United Kingdom?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do North America and United Kingdom rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
North America ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 11th 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.