Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita was 0 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in North Korea, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in North Korea stood at 0 units per person. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 3,037.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2001.
North Korea ranks 169th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +18.9% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -13.8% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -53.7% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +183.7% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -89.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +678.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +41.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +126.7% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -49.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +192.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +62.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -35.9% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +133.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -53.5% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +102.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +132.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +33.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +55.8% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +62.1% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +34.2% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +8.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per person, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 16% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +678.2% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More science & technology data for North Korea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 24.13 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.2413 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.35 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 52.77 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.89 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 269.28 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 8.69 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in North Korea?
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in North Korea was 0 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest scientific and technical journal articles, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest scientific and technical journal articles, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2001.
- How does North Korea rank for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 169th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is scientific and technical journal articles, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,037.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Scientific and technical journal articles ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Scientific and technical journal articles Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.