OECD members vs Switzerland: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre

OECD members
0.0424 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.5772 units per square kilometre
in 2023
OECD members rank
8th
Switzerland rank
8th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre over time

  • OECD members
  • Switzerland
00.20.40.6199620092023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.5772 units per square kilometre against 0.0424 units per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 0.5348 units per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 13.6 times OECD members's.

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

OECD members ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 8th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0239 units per square kilometre 0.2993 units per square kilometre 0.2754 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.0301 units per square kilometre 0.3717 units per square kilometre 0.3416 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.0396 units per square kilometre 0.5365 units per square kilometre 0.4969 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.0436 units per square kilometre 0.5985 units per square kilometre 0.5549 units per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre, OECD members or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.5772 units per square kilometre against 0.0424 units per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre between OECD members and Switzerland?
0.5348 units per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Switzerland?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do OECD members and Switzerland rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
OECD members ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 8th 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.