Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Portugal: Scientific and technical journal articles

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
106,704
in 2023
Portugal
18,225
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
29th
Portugal rank
27th

Scientific and technical journal articles over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Portugal
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199620092023

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 106,704 against 18,225 in Portugal, a difference of 88,479.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.9 times Portugal's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 27th of 47 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 20,422 2,700 17,722 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 39,601 5,981 33,621 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 81,478 13,535 67,942 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 112,904 17,814 95,091 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Portugal?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 106,704 against 18,225 in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal?
88,479, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 27th of 47 groups.
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
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.