Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Ghana
96.78 articles per million people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
105.36 articles per million people
in 2023
Ghana rank
107th
Sri Lanka rank
105th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Ghana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 105.36 articles per million people against 96.78 articles per million people in Ghana, a difference of 8.58 articles per million people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 107th and Sri Lanka ranks 105th of 196 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.04 articles per million people | 10.67 articles per million people | 3.63 articles per million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 8.35 articles per million people | 16.45 articles per million people | 8.1 articles per million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 28.3 articles per million people | 43.19 articles per million people | 14.89 articles per million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 82.7 articles per million people | 102.1 articles per million people | 19.4 articles per million people | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 105.36 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 Sri Lanka?
- 8.58 articles per million people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Ghana ranks 107th and Sri Lanka ranks 105th 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.