Cuba vs Samoa: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Cuba
110.4 articles per million people
in 2023
Samoa
100.85 articles per million people
in 2023
Cuba rank
103rd
Samoa rank
106th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Cuba
- Samoa
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 110.4 articles per million people against 100.85 articles per million people in Samoa, a difference of 9.55 articles per million people.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 103rd and Samoa ranks 106th of 196 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.6 articles per million people | 25.32 articles per million people | 45.28 articles per million people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 89.62 articles per million people | 32.52 articles per million people | 57.09 articles per million people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 113.89 articles per million people | 38.23 articles per million people | 75.66 articles per million people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 127.1 articles per million people | 96.29 articles per million people | 30.8 articles per million people | Cuba |
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, Cuba or Samoa?
- Cuba, at 110.4 articles per million people against 100.85 articles per million people in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Cuba and Samoa?
- 9.55 articles per million people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Samoa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Samoa rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Cuba ranks 103rd and Samoa ranks 106th 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.