Cambodia vs El Salvador: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Cambodia
11.52 articles per million people
in 2023
El Salvador
10.23 articles per million people
in 2023
Cambodia rank
163rd
El Salvador rank
166th

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

  • Cambodia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 11.52 articles per million people against 10.23 articles per million people in El Salvador, a difference of 1.29 articles per million people.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was El Salvador ahead.

Cambodia ranks 163rd and El Salvador ranks 166th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6508 articles per million people 0.6484 articles per million people 0.0023 articles per million people Cambodia
2000s 2.62 articles per million people 2.2 articles per million people 0.4217 articles per million people Cambodia
2010s 6.39 articles per million people 3.9 articles per million people 2.49 articles per million people Cambodia
2020s 10.12 articles per million people 6.89 articles per million people 3.23 articles per million people Cambodia

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, Cambodia or El Salvador?
Cambodia, at 11.52 articles per million people against 10.23 articles per million people in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Cambodia and El Salvador?
1.29 articles per million people, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and El Salvador?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and El Salvador rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Cambodia ranks 163rd and El Salvador ranks 166th 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

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