Libya vs Maldives: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Libya
60.65 articles per million people
in 2023
Maldives
60.34 articles per million people
in 2023
Libya rank
112th
Maldives rank
113th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Libya
- Maldives
How they compare
Libya currently reports 60.65 articles per million people against 60.34 articles per million people in Maldives, a difference of 0.31 articles per million people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Maldives ahead.
Libya ranks 112th and Maldives ranks 113th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.44 articles per million people | 11.44 articles per million people | 3 articles per million people | Maldives |
| 2000s | 15.47 articles per million people | 8.93 articles per million people | 6.54 articles per million people | Libya |
| 2010s | 26.98 articles per million people | 15.43 articles per million people | 11.55 articles per million people | Libya |
| 2020s | 54.27 articles per million people | 51.29 articles per million people | 2.98 articles per million people | Libya |
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, Libya or Maldives?
- Libya, at 60.65 articles per million people against 60.34 articles per million people in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Libya and Maldives?
- 0.31 articles per million people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Maldives?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Maldives rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Libya ranks 112th and Maldives ranks 113th 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.