Afghanistan vs Mali: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Afghanistan
4.07 articles per million people
in 2023
Mali
4.91 articles per million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
187th
Mali rank
184th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Afghanistan
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 4.91 articles per million people against 4.07 articles per million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.84 articles per million people.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 187th and Mali ranks 184th of 196 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0459 articles per million people | 2.69 articles per million people | 2.65 articles per million people | Mali |
| 2000s | 0.4008 articles per million people | 3.29 articles per million people | 2.88 articles per million people | Mali |
| 2010s | 1.58 articles per million people | 4.26 articles per million people | 2.68 articles per million people | Mali |
| 2020s | 3.93 articles per million people | 5.72 articles per million people | 1.78 articles per million people | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people, Afghanistan or Mali?
- Mali, at 4.91 articles per million people against 4.07 articles per million people in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Afghanistan and Mali?
- 0.84 articles per million people, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mali?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Mali rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Afghanistan ranks 187th and Mali ranks 184th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed, published as Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 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
Scientific and technical journal articles per million people. Disciplines include physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.