Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Pakistan
82.9 articles per million people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
105.36 articles per million people
in 2023
Pakistan rank
108th
Sri Lanka rank
105th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 105.36 articles per million people against 82.9 articles per million people in Pakistan, a difference of 22.46 articles per million people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Pakistan ranks 108th and Sri Lanka ranks 105th of 196 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.99 articles per million people | 10.67 articles per million people | 4.68 articles per million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 13.35 articles per million people | 16.45 articles per million people | 3.1 articles per million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 39.47 articles per million people | 43.19 articles per million people | 3.72 articles per million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 80.77 articles per million people | 102.1 articles per million people | 21.33 articles per million people | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 105.36 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 Sri Lanka?
- 22.46 articles per million people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Pakistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Pakistan ranks 108th and Sri Lanka ranks 105th 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.