El Salvador vs Laos: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
El Salvador
10.23 articles per million people
in 2023
Laos
9.42 articles per million people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
166th
Laos rank
169th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- El Salvador
- Laos
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 10.23 articles per million people against 9.42 articles per million people in Laos, a difference of 0.81 articles per million people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Laos ahead.
El Salvador ranks 166th and Laos ranks 169th of 196 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6484 articles per million people | 1.09 articles per million people | 0.4451 articles per million people | Laos |
| 2000s | 2.2 articles per million people | 4.19 articles per million people | 1.99 articles per million people | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.9 articles per million people | 10.12 articles per million people | 6.22 articles per million people | Laos |
| 2020s | 6.89 articles per million people | 10.74 articles per million people | 3.85 articles per million people | Laos |
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, El Salvador or Laos?
- El Salvador, at 10.23 articles per million people against 9.42 articles per million people in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between El Salvador and Laos?
- 0.81 articles per million people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Laos?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Laos rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- El Salvador ranks 166th and Laos ranks 169th 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.