Belgium vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Scientific and technical journal articles

Belgium
16,816
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
87,222
in 2023
Belgium rank
28th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
29th

Scientific and technical journal articles over time

  • Belgium
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199620092023

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 87,222 against 16,816 in Belgium, a difference of 70,406.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.2 times Belgium's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 28th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 197 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 9,123 16,097 6,974 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 11,958 27,850 15,892 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 16,091 49,286 33,195 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 17,097 79,831 62,734 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, Belgium or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 87,222 against 16,816 in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles between Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
70,406, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles?
Belgium ranks 28th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF), published as Scientific and technical journal articles. 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
Source
Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 6,832 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

Article counts refer to publications from a selection of conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journals from Scopus in science and engineering fields, according to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics Taxonomy of Disciplines.