Nauru vs Sierra Leone: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Nauru
10.95 articles per million people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
10.2 articles per million people
in 2023
Nauru rank
164th
Sierra Leone rank
167th

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

  • Nauru
  • Sierra Leone
020406080199620092023

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 10.95 articles per million people against 10.2 articles per million people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.75 articles per million people.

That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Nauru ranks 164th and Sierra Leone ranks 167th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nauru Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 9.56 articles per million people 2.61 articles per million people 6.95 articles per million people Nauru
2000s 19.9 articles per million people 0.9236 articles per million people 18.98 articles per million people Nauru
2010s 26.98 articles per million people 3.95 articles per million people 23.02 articles per million people Nauru
2020s 27.78 articles per million people 9.19 articles per million people 18.59 articles per million people Nauru

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, Nauru or Sierra Leone?
Nauru, at 10.95 articles per million people against 10.2 articles per million people in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Nauru and Sierra Leone?
0.75 articles per million people, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Sierra Leone?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Nauru and Sierra Leone rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Nauru ranks 164th and Sierra Leone ranks 167th 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.