Belgium vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Scientific and technical journal articles

Belgium
16,816
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
147,255
in 2023
Belgium rank
28th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
25th

Scientific and technical journal articles over time

  • Belgium
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
050.0k100.0k150.0k199620092023

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 147,255 against 16,816 in Belgium, a difference of 130,439.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 8.8 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 9,123 6,492 2,630 Belgium
2000s 11,958 19,915 7,957 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 16,091 71,997 55,905 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 17,097 136,345 119,247 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, Belgium or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 147,255 against 16,816 in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles between Belgium and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
130,439, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles?
Belgium ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th of 198 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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About this data

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
245 places, 6,860 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.