Mozambique vs Somalia: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Mozambique
6.09 articles per million people
in 2023
Somalia
8.27 articles per million people
in 2023
Mozambique rank
178th
Somalia rank
175th

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

  • Mozambique
  • Somalia
02468199620092023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 8.27 articles per million people against 6.09 articles per million people in Mozambique, a difference of 2.18 articles per million people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 178th and Somalia ranks 175th of 196 countries.

Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.18 articles per million people 0.1435 articles per million people 1.04 articles per million people Mozambique
2000s 1.79 articles per million people 0.1013 articles per million people 1.69 articles per million people Mozambique
2010s 3.62 articles per million people 0.4457 articles per million people 3.17 articles per million people Mozambique
2020s 6.15 articles per million people 4.86 articles per million people 1.29 articles per million people Mozambique

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, Mozambique or Somalia?
Somalia, at 8.27 articles per million people against 6.09 articles per million people in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Mozambique and Somalia?
2.18 articles per million people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Somalia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Somalia rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Mozambique ranks 178th 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

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

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.