Science & Technology in North America

10 indicators covering science & technology for North America.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Scientific and technical journal articles 494,654 2023 up 1.6% 17th
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person 2023 down 5.1% 1st
Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 36.6% 44th
Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0276 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2.6% 13th
Digital connectivity composite index 0.9882 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2025 down 7.3% 9th
Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -3.84 % change on previous year 2023 down 823.4% 41st
Patent applications, nonresidents 357,699 2020 up 28.1% 3rd
Patent applications, residents 274,038 2020 up 11.2% 5th
Research and development expenditure 3.3% 2023 up 28.1% 1st
Researchers in R&D 5,009 per million people 2022 up 30.9% 2nd