Guinea-Bissau vs Somalia: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Guinea-Bissau
6.36 articles per million people
in 2023
Somalia
8.27 articles per million people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
177th
Somalia rank
175th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 8.27 articles per million people against 6.36 articles per million people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.91 articles per million people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 177th and Somalia ranks 175th of 196 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5 articles per million people | 0.1435 articles per million people | 3.36 articles per million people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 5.03 articles per million people | 0.1013 articles per million people | 4.93 articles per million people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 7.06 articles per million people | 0.4457 articles per million people | 6.62 articles per million people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 7.37 articles per million people | 4.86 articles per million people | 2.51 articles per million people | Guinea-Bissau |
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, Guinea-Bissau or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 8.27 articles per million people against 6.36 articles per million people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?
- 1.91 articles per million people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Somalia rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 177th and Somalia ranks 175th 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.