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Scientific and technical journal articles per million people
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196 countries · 1996–2023
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Value
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1
Denmark
2,623.7
2
Switzerland
2,565.5
3
Norway
2,492.2
4
Australia
2,047.6
5
Sweden
2,016.2
6
Finland
2,010.1
7
Singapore
2,009.9
8
Iceland
1,856.5
9
Netherlands
1,801.6
10
Luxembourg
1,764.3
11
Portugal
1,722.9
12
Slovenia
1,682.4
13
Ireland
1,641.6
14
Canada
1,591
15
New Zealand
1,557
16
Austria
1,516.2
17
Belgium
1,427.5
18
Croatia
1,425.9
19
United Kingdom
1,423.3
20
Israel
1,405.6
21
Italy
1,403.3
22
Korea, Rep.
1,387
23
Cyprus
1,311.6
24
Germany
1,306.1
25
Greece
1,302.1
26
Liechtenstein
1,285.2
27
Estonia
1,279.7
28
United States
1,279.4
29
Spain
1,247.2
30
Czechia
1,234.3
31
Brunei Darussalam
1,092.7
32
Slovak Republic
982.6
33
Monaco
955.7
34
Lithuania
930.9
35
Qatar
930.4
36
Latvia
921.6
37
France
909.4
38
Malta
900.5
39
Hungary
861.2
40
Poland
850.9
41
Serbia
781.1
42
Bulgaria
775.4
43
Japan
775.3
44
St. Kitts and Nevis
759.2
45
Saudi Arabia
729.8
46
Greenland
675.6
47
United Arab Emirates
674.9
48
Malaysia
674.5
49
China
661.2
50
Iran, Islamic Rep.
607.9
51
Russian Federation
594.9
52
San Marino
593.3
53
Turkiye
588.1
54
Romania
562
55
Jordan
473.7
56
Bahrain
455.5
57
Tunisia
450.2
58
Chile
436.1
59
Ukraine
410.7
60
Montenegro
408.4
61
Iraq
371
62
Grenada
362.9
63
Lebanon
360.1
64
Bosnia and Herzegovina
339.9
65
Oman
324.9
66
Uruguay
312.8
67
Kuwait
287.4
68
Palau
284.3
69
Brazil
276.1
70
North Macedonia
273
71
Armenia
270.4
72
Morocco
257.9
73
South Africa
236.5
74
Fiji
235.8
75
Thailand
232.3
76
Barbados
201.1
77
Egypt, Arab Rep.
199.5
78
Ecuador
196.3
79
Puerto Rico (US)
188.7
80
Argentina
188.6
81
Kazakhstan
187.8
82
Trinidad and Tobago
179.6
83
Colombia
175.5
84
Georgia
174.8
85
West Bank and Gaza
166.8
86
Algeria
166.3
87
Mauritius
164.4
88
India
158.7
89
Belarus
155.7
90
Peru
154.9
91
Botswana
154.8
92
Azerbaijan
152.1
93
Mexico
146.3
94
Antigua and Barbuda
143.9
95
Indonesia
138.7
96
Andorra
137.2
97
Moldova
136.3
98
Albania
132.5
99
Bhutan
130.4
100
Uzbekistan
129.7
101
Costa Rica
129.4
102
Seychelles
126.7
103
Cuba
110.4
104
Viet Nam
106.1
105
Sri Lanka
105.4
106
Samoa
100.8
107
Ghana
96.8
108
Pakistan
82.9
109
Mongolia
79.5
110
Namibia
78.1
111
Panama
63.2
112
Libya
60.6
113
Maldives
60.3
114
Guyana
60
115
Jamaica
56.8
116
Dominica
55.6
117
Cameroon
54.5
118
Nepal
53.6
119
Ethiopia
52.3
120
Bangladesh
48.2
121
Tonga
46.4
122
Kyrgyz Republic
46
123
Belize
43.8
124
Nigeria
43
125
Tuvalu
42.8
126
Suriname
41.9
127
Philippines
41.4
128
Kenya
37.6
129
Bahamas, The
37.5
130
Vanuatu
37
131
Paraguay
37
132
Gabon
36.4
133
Cabo Verde
35.1
134
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
33.2
135
Zimbabwe
31.8
136
Rwanda
31.1
137
Benin
31
138
Gambia, The
29.6
139
Uganda
29.3
140
Syrian Arab Republic
27.4
141
Senegal
27.1
142
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
26.5
143
Lesotho
26
144
Eswatini
25.1
145
Marshall Islands
23.7
146
Burkina Faso
22.6
147
Tanzania
21.8
148
Sao Tome and Principe
20.4
149
Solomon Islands
18.5
150
Malawi
17.9
151
Zambia
17.7
152
Venezuela, RB
16.8
153
Togo
16.5
154
Kiribati
16.1
155
Bolivia
16.1
156
Congo, Rep.
15.5
157
Tajikistan
15.2
158
Djibouti
15.2
159
Timor-Leste
15
160
St. Lucia
14.2
161
Cote d'Ivoire
12.6
162
Honduras
12.2
163
Cambodia
11.5
164
Naoero
10.9
165
Yemen, Rep.
10.3
166
El Salvador
10.2
167
Sierra Leone
10.2
168
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
10.2
169
Lao PDR
9.4
170
Comoros
9.4
171
Sudan
9.4
172
Mauritania
9.3
173
Dominican Republic
9.2
174
Eritrea
8.4
175
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
8.3
176
Papua New Guinea
6.7
177
Guinea-Bissau
6.4
178
Mozambique
6.1
179
Guatemala
6
180
Nicaragua
6
181
Liberia
5.7
182
Central African Republic
5
183
Madagascar
4.9
184
Mali
4.9
185
Myanmar
4.3
186
Turkmenistan
4.3
187
Afghanistan
4.1
188
Guinea
3.8
189
Niger
3.4
190
Haiti
3.3
191
Chad
2.7
192
Burundi
2.6
193
Congo, Dem. Rep.
2.3
194
Equatorial Guinea
1.9
195
South Sudan
1.5
196
Angola
1.4
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