Pakistan vs Samoa: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Pakistan
82.9 articles per million people
in 2023
Samoa
100.85 articles per million people
in 2023
Pakistan rank
108th
Samoa rank
106th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Pakistan
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 100.85 articles per million people against 82.9 articles per million people in Pakistan, a difference of 17.95 articles per million people.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Samoa ahead.
Pakistan ranks 108th and Samoa ranks 106th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.99 articles per million people | 25.32 articles per million people | 19.33 articles per million people | Samoa |
| 2000s | 13.35 articles per million people | 32.52 articles per million people | 19.18 articles per million people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 39.47 articles per million people | 38.23 articles per million people | 1.24 articles per million people | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 80.77 articles per million people | 96.29 articles per million people | 15.52 articles per million people | Samoa |
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, Pakistan or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 100.85 articles per million people against 82.9 articles per million people in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Pakistan and Samoa?
- 17.95 articles per million people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Samoa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Pakistan and Samoa rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Pakistan ranks 108th and Samoa ranks 106th 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.