Bahamas vs Suriname: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Bahamas
37.5 articles per million people
in 2023
Suriname
41.88 articles per million people
in 2023
Bahamas rank
129th
Suriname rank
126th

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time

  • Bahamas
  • Suriname
0204060199620092023

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 41.88 articles per million people against 37.5 articles per million people in Bahamas, a difference of 4.38 articles per million people.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 129th and Suriname ranks 126th of 196 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 10.21 articles per million people 4.78 articles per million people 5.43 articles per million people Bahamas
2000s 16.76 articles per million people 8.83 articles per million people 7.93 articles per million people Bahamas
2010s 38.68 articles per million people 20.94 articles per million people 17.74 articles per million people Bahamas
2020s 48.5 articles per million people 33.55 articles per million people 14.95 articles per million people Bahamas

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, Bahamas or Suriname?
Suriname, at 41.88 articles per million people against 37.5 articles per million people in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Bahamas and Suriname?
4.38 articles per million people, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Suriname?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Suriname rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Bahamas ranks 129th and Suriname ranks 126th 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

Indicator
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Unit
articles per million people
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,488 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

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.