Laos vs Sierra Leone: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals

Laos

72.2

in 2023

Sierra Leone

86.32

in 2023

Laos rank

145th

Sierra Leone rank

143rd

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals over time

Sierra Leone currently reports 86.32 against 72.2 in Laos, a difference of 14.12.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Laos ranks 145th and Sierra Leone ranks 143rd of 196 countries.

Indicator: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals
Source: National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 5,488 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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