Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Burkina Faso
22.57 articles per million people
in 2023
Lesotho
26.04 articles per million people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
146th
Lesotho rank
143rd

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Lesotho
0510152025199620092023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 26.04 articles per million people against 22.57 articles per million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3.47 articles per million people.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 146th and Lesotho ranks 143rd of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 5.27 articles per million people 3.76 articles per million people 1.51 articles per million people Burkina Faso
2000s 6.08 articles per million people 4.62 articles per million people 1.46 articles per million people Burkina Faso
2010s 10.2 articles per million people 9.27 articles per million people 0.9332 articles per million people Burkina Faso
2020s 18.38 articles per million people 20.26 articles per million people 1.88 articles per million people Lesotho

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, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 26.04 articles per million people against 22.57 articles per million people in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
3.47 articles per million people, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Burkina Faso ranks 146th and Lesotho ranks 143rd 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.