Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in World
World: Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita was 0.0004 units per person in 2023. β² Rising
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in World, 1996β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0004 units per person for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in World peaked at 0.0004 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 1999.
That places World 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 13 Ireland 0.0016 units per person compare
- 14 Canada 0.0016 units per person compare
- 15 New Zealand 0.0016 units per person compare
- 16 Austria 0.0015 units per person compare
- 17 Belgium 0.0014 units per person compare
- 18 Croatia, Republic of 0.0014 units per person compare
- 19 United Kingdom 0.0014 units per person compare
More science & technology data for World
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3.27 million (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0252 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.1245 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1.02 million (2021)
- Patent applications, residents 2.39 million (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 2.6% (2023)
- Proportion of individuals using the Internet 73.6% (2025)
- Researchers in R&D 1,652 per million people (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in World?
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in World was 0.0004 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest scientific and technical journal articles, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest scientific and technical journal articles, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1999.
- How does World rank for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
- World ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is scientific and technical journal articles, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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 Γ· 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.