Bangladesh vs South Africa: Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people
Bangladesh
18.35 publications per million people
in 2024
South Africa
17.45 publications per million people
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
86th
South Africa rank
89th
Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people over time
- Bangladesh
- South Africa
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 18.35 publications per million people against 17.45 publications per million people in South Africa, a difference of 0.9 publications per million people.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was South Africa ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 86th and South Africa ranks 89th of 165 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.91 publications per million people | 6.81 publications per million people | 2.9 publications per million people | South Africa |
| 2020s | 12.93 publications per million people | 14.86 publications per million people | 1.93 publications per million people | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people, Bangladesh or South Africa?
- Bangladesh, at 18.35 publications per million people against 17.45 publications per million people in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people between Bangladesh and South Africa?
- 0.9 publications per million people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Africa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and South Africa rank globally for scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people?
- Bangladesh ranks 86th and South Africa ranks 89th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Scholarly publications on AI per million people, including journal articles, conference papers, working papers, and preprints. The data only covers articles with an English-language title or abstract.