Laos vs Sierra Leone: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Laos
9.42 articles per million people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
10.2 articles per million people
in 2023
Laos rank
169th
Sierra Leone rank
167th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Laos
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 10.2 articles per million people against 9.42 articles per million people in Laos, a difference of 0.78 articles per million people.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Laos ranks 169th and Sierra Leone ranks 167th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 articles per million people | 2.61 articles per million people | 1.52 articles per million people | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 4.19 articles per million people | 0.9236 articles per million people | 3.27 articles per million people | Laos |
| 2010s | 10.12 articles per million people | 3.95 articles per million people | 6.17 articles per million people | Laos |
| 2020s | 10.74 articles per million people | 9.19 articles per million people | 1.55 articles per million people | Laos |
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, Laos or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 10.2 articles per million people against 9.42 articles per million people in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 0.78 articles per million people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Sierra Leone rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Laos ranks 169th and Sierra Leone ranks 167th 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.