Bangladesh vs Nepal: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Bangladesh
48.17 articles per million people
in 2023
Nepal
53.57 articles per million people
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
120th
Nepal rank
118th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Nepal
0204060199620092023

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 53.57 articles per million people against 48.17 articles per million people in Bangladesh, a difference of 5.4 articles per million people.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 120th and Nepal ranks 118th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 3.04 articles per million people 3.11 articles per million people 0.0674 articles per million people Nepal
2000s 4.6 articles per million people 9.67 articles per million people 5.07 articles per million people Nepal
2010s 15.45 articles per million people 19.21 articles per million people 3.76 articles per million people Nepal
2020s 41.52 articles per million people 52.66 articles per million people 11.13 articles per million people Nepal

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, Bangladesh or Nepal?
Nepal, at 53.57 articles per million people against 48.17 articles per million people in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Bangladesh and Nepal?
5.4 articles per million people, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Bangladesh ranks 120th and Nepal ranks 118th 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.