Gambia vs Senegal: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Gambia
29.58 articles per million people
in 2023
Senegal
27.08 articles per million people
in 2023
Gambia rank
138th
Senegal rank
141st
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Gambia
- Senegal
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 29.58 articles per million people against 27.08 articles per million people in Senegal, a difference of 2.5 articles per million people.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 138th and Senegal ranks 141st of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.44 articles per million people | 17.67 articles per million people | 7.77 articles per million people | Gambia |
| 2000s | 21.38 articles per million people | 16.06 articles per million people | 5.32 articles per million people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 19.81 articles per million people | 20.93 articles per million people | 1.12 articles per million people | Senegal |
| 2020s | 28.16 articles per million people | 26.93 articles per million people | 1.22 articles per million people | Gambia |
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, Gambia or Senegal?
- Gambia, at 29.58 articles per million people against 27.08 articles per million people in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Gambia and Senegal?
- 2.5 articles per million people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Gambia ranks 138th and Senegal ranks 141st 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.