Jamaica vs Libya: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Jamaica
56.84 articles per million people
in 2023
Libya
60.65 articles per million people
in 2023
Jamaica rank
115th
Libya rank
112th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Jamaica
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 60.65 articles per million people against 56.84 articles per million people in Jamaica, a difference of 3.81 articles per million people.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 115th and Libya ranks 112th of 196 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.19 articles per million people | 8.44 articles per million people | 34.75 articles per million people | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 59.51 articles per million people | 15.47 articles per million people | 44.04 articles per million people | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 64.46 articles per million people | 26.98 articles per million people | 37.48 articles per million people | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 57.18 articles per million people | 54.27 articles per million people | 2.91 articles per million people | Jamaica |
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, Jamaica or Libya?
- Libya, at 60.65 articles per million people against 56.84 articles per million people in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Jamaica and Libya?
- 3.81 articles per million people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Libya?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Libya rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Jamaica ranks 115th and Libya ranks 112th 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.