Equatorial Guinea vs South Sudan: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Equatorial Guinea
1.86 articles per million people
in 2023
South Sudan
1.5 articles per million people
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
194th
South Sudan rank
195th

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

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • South Sudan
012345199620092023

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1.86 articles per million people against 1.5 articles per million people in South Sudan, a difference of 0.36 articles per million people.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 194th and South Sudan ranks 195th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea South Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 1.68 articles per million people 0 articles per million people 1.68 articles per million people Equatorial Guinea
2000s 1.83 articles per million people 0 articles per million people 1.83 articles per million people Equatorial Guinea
2010s 2.07 articles per million people 0.4598 articles per million people 1.61 articles per million people Equatorial Guinea
2020s 1.72 articles per million people 1.44 articles per million people 0.2801 articles per million people Equatorial Guinea

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, Equatorial Guinea or South Sudan?
Equatorial Guinea, at 1.86 articles per million people against 1.5 articles per million people in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan?
0.36 articles per million people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 194th and South Sudan ranks 195th 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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