Lesotho vs Syria: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Lesotho
26.04 articles per million people
in 2023
Syria
27.37 articles per million people
in 2023
Lesotho rank
143rd
Syria rank
140th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Lesotho
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 27.37 articles per million people against 26.04 articles per million people in Lesotho, a difference of 1.33 articles per million people.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 143rd and Syria ranks 140th of 196 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.76 articles per million people | 4.54 articles per million people | 0.7827 articles per million people | Syria |
| 2000s | 4.62 articles per million people | 6.79 articles per million people | 2.18 articles per million people | Syria |
| 2010s | 9.27 articles per million people | 12.98 articles per million people | 3.71 articles per million people | Syria |
| 2020s | 20.26 articles per million people | 25.28 articles per million people | 5.02 articles per million people | Syria |
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, Lesotho or Syria?
- Syria, at 27.37 articles per million people against 26.04 articles per million people in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Lesotho and Syria?
- 1.33 articles per million people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Syria?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Syria rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Lesotho ranks 143rd and Syria ranks 140th 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.