Eritrea vs Somalia: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Eritrea

8.38 articles per million people

in 2023

Somalia

8.27 articles per million people

in 2023

Eritrea rank

174th

Somalia rank

175th

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

Eritrea
Somalia

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 8.38 articles per million people against 8.27 articles per million people in Somalia, a difference of 0.1065 articles per million people.

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

Eritrea ranks 174th and Somalia ranks 175th 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.