Eswatini vs Lesotho: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Eswatini
25.14 articles per million people
in 2023
Lesotho
26.04 articles per million people
in 2023
Eswatini rank
144th
Lesotho rank
143rd
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 26.04 articles per million people against 25.14 articles per million people in Eswatini, a difference of 0.9 articles per million people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 144th and Lesotho ranks 143rd of 196 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.31 articles per million people | 3.76 articles per million people | 8.55 articles per million people | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 9.35 articles per million people | 4.62 articles per million people | 4.73 articles per million people | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 18.83 articles per million people | 9.27 articles per million people | 9.56 articles per million people | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 30.53 articles per million people | 20.26 articles per million people | 10.27 articles per million people | Eswatini |
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, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 26.04 articles per million people against 25.14 articles per million people in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 0.9 articles per million people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Eswatini ranks 144th and Lesotho ranks 143rd 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.