Mauritania vs Somalia: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Mauritania
9.33 articles per million people
in 2023
Somalia
8.27 articles per million people
in 2023
Mauritania rank
172nd
Somalia rank
175th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Mauritania
- Somalia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 9.33 articles per million people against 8.27 articles per million people in Somalia, a difference of 1.06 articles per million people.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 172nd and Somalia ranks 175th of 196 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4 articles per million people | 0.1435 articles per million people | 2.26 articles per million people | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.43 articles per million people | 0.1013 articles per million people | 2.33 articles per million people | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3.44 articles per million people | 0.4457 articles per million people | 2.99 articles per million people | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 6.97 articles per million people | 4.86 articles per million people | 2.1 articles per million people | Mauritania |
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, Mauritania or Somalia?
- Mauritania, at 9.33 articles per million people against 8.27 articles per million people in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Mauritania and Somalia?
- 1.06 articles per million people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Somalia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Somalia rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Mauritania ranks 172nd and Somalia ranks 175th 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.