Ghana vs Pakistan: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Ghana
96.78 articles per million people
in 2023
Pakistan
82.9 articles per million people
in 2023
Ghana rank
107th
Pakistan rank
108th

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

  • Ghana
  • Pakistan
020406080100199620092023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 96.78 articles per million people against 82.9 articles per million people in Pakistan, a difference of 13.88 articles per million people.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.

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

Ghana ranks 107th and Pakistan ranks 108th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 7.04 articles per million people 5.99 articles per million people 1.05 articles per million people Ghana
2000s 8.35 articles per million people 13.35 articles per million people 5 articles per million people Pakistan
2010s 28.3 articles per million people 39.47 articles per million people 11.17 articles per million people Pakistan
2020s 82.7 articles per million people 80.77 articles per million people 1.93 articles per million people Ghana

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, Ghana or Pakistan?
Ghana, at 96.78 articles per million people against 82.9 articles per million people in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Ghana and Pakistan?
13.88 articles per million people, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Pakistan?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Pakistan rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Ghana ranks 107th and Pakistan ranks 108th 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.