Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Afghanistan
4.07 articles per million people
in 2023
Myanmar
4.32 articles per million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
187th
Myanmar rank
185th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Afghanistan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 4.32 articles per million people against 4.07 articles per million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.25 articles per million people.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Myanmar ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 187th and Myanmar ranks 185th of 196 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0459 articles per million people | 0.2411 articles per million people | 0.1952 articles per million people | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.4008 articles per million people | 0.6882 articles per million people | 0.2874 articles per million people | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 1.58 articles per million people | 2.06 articles per million people | 0.4855 articles per million people | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 3.93 articles per million people | 4.92 articles per million people | 0.9823 articles per million people | Myanmar |
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 Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 4.32 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 Myanmar?
- 0.25 articles per million people, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Myanmar rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Afghanistan ranks 187th and Myanmar ranks 185th 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.