Gambia vs Uganda: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Gambia
29.58 articles per million people
in 2023
Uganda
29.26 articles per million people
in 2023
Gambia rank
138th
Uganda rank
139th

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

  • Gambia
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 29.58 articles per million people against 29.26 articles per million people in Uganda, a difference of 0.32 articles per million people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 138th and Uganda ranks 139th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 25.44 articles per million people 4.2 articles per million people 21.23 articles per million people Gambia
2000s 21.38 articles per million people 7.15 articles per million people 14.24 articles per million people Gambia
2010s 19.81 articles per million people 14.65 articles per million people 5.16 articles per million people Gambia
2020s 28.16 articles per million people 25.73 articles per million people 2.43 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 Uganda?
Gambia, at 29.58 articles per million people against 29.26 articles per million people in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Gambia and Uganda?
0.32 articles per million people, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Uganda?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Uganda rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Gambia ranks 138th and Uganda ranks 139th 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

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.