Lesotho vs Senegal: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Lesotho

26.04 articles per million people

in 2023

Senegal

27.08 articles per million people

in 2023

Lesotho rank

143rd

Senegal rank

141st

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time

Lesotho
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 27.08 articles per million people against 26.04 articles per million people in Lesotho, a difference of 1.05 articles per million people.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 143rd and Senegal ranks 141st of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Unit: articles per million people
Source: 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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 5,488 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.