Cuba vs Sri Lanka: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Cuba

110.4 articles per million people

in 2023

Sri Lanka

105.36 articles per million people

in 2023

Cuba rank

103rd

Sri Lanka rank

105th

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

Cuba
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 110.4 articles per million people against 105.36 articles per million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 5.04 articles per million people.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 103rd and Sri Lanka ranks 105th of 196 countries.

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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: 07 August 2026

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.