Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Scientific and technical journal articles (Our World)

Lesotho
60.18
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
69.76
in 2023
Lesotho rank
148th
Papua New Guinea rank
146th

Scientific and technical journal articles (Our World) over time

  • Lesotho
  • Papua New Guinea
020406080199620092023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 69.76 against 60.18 in Lesotho, a difference of 9.58.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 148th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 196 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 7.47 75.96 68.48 Papua New Guinea
2000s 9.12 53.52 44.4 Papua New Guinea
2010s 19.59 57.13 37.53 Papua New Guinea
2020s 46.17 73.21 27.05 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 69.76 against 60.18 in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
9.58, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles?
Lesotho ranks 148th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Scientific and technical journal articles. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Scientific and technical journal articles
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,488 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed