Libya vs Panama: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Libya
60.65 articles per million people
in 2023
Panama
63.25 articles per million people
in 2023
Libya rank
112th
Panama rank
111th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Libya
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 63.25 articles per million people against 60.65 articles per million people in Libya, a difference of 2.6 articles per million people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Panama ahead.
Libya ranks 112th and Panama ranks 111th of 196 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.44 articles per million people | 18.59 articles per million people | 10.15 articles per million people | Panama |
| 2000s | 15.47 articles per million people | 22.91 articles per million people | 7.44 articles per million people | Panama |
| 2010s | 26.98 articles per million people | 41.31 articles per million people | 14.33 articles per million people | Panama |
| 2020s | 54.27 articles per million people | 67.64 articles per million people | 13.37 articles per million people | Panama |
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 Panama?
- Panama, at 63.25 articles per million people against 60.65 articles per million people in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Libya and Panama?
- 2.6 articles per million people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Panama?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Panama rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Libya ranks 112th and Panama ranks 111th 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.