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