OECD members vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre

OECD members
0.0424 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.4032 units per square kilometre
in 2023
OECD members rank
8th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
11th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre over time

  • OECD members
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
00.10.20.30.4199620092023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.4032 units per square kilometre against 0.0424 units per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 0.3608 units per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 9.5 times OECD members's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 8th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 11th of 45 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0239 units per square kilometre 0.3038 units per square kilometre 0.2799 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.0301 units per square kilometre 0.3435 units per square kilometre 0.3135 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.0396 units per square kilometre 0.4073 units per square kilometre 0.3678 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.0436 units per square kilometre 0.4245 units per square kilometre 0.3809 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.4032 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.3608 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do OECD members and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
OECD members ranks 8th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.