Ghana vs Samoa: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Ghana
96.78 articles per million people
in 2023
Samoa
100.85 articles per million people
in 2023
Ghana rank
107th
Samoa rank
106th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Ghana
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 100.85 articles per million people against 96.78 articles per million people in Ghana, a difference of 4.07 articles per million people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Samoa ahead.
Ghana ranks 107th and Samoa ranks 106th of 196 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.04 articles per million people | 25.32 articles per million people | 18.28 articles per million people | Samoa |
| 2000s | 8.35 articles per million people | 32.52 articles per million people | 24.17 articles per million people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 28.3 articles per million people | 38.23 articles per million people | 9.93 articles per million people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 82.7 articles per million people | 96.29 articles per million people | 13.59 articles per million people | Samoa |
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 Samoa?
- Samoa, at 100.85 articles per million people against 96.78 articles per million people in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Ghana and Samoa?
- 4.07 articles per million people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Samoa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Samoa rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Ghana ranks 107th and Samoa ranks 106th 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.