Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Angola

Angola: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people was 1.37 articles per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.37 articles per million people
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
196th
of 196 countries
All-time high
1.73 articles per million people
in 2017
All-time low
0.2508 articles per million people
in 1999
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Angola, 1996–2023

0.511.51996200920231996: 0.42 articles per million people1997: 0.5 articles per million people1998: 0.271 articles per million people1999: 0.251 articles per million people2000: 0.375 articles per million people2001: 0.572 articles per million people2002: 0.873 articles per million people2003: 0.328 articles per million people2004: 0.523 articles per million people2005: 0.507 articles per million people2006: 0.628 articles per million people2007: 0.489 articles per million people2008: 0.549 articles per million people2009: 0.6 articles per million people2010: 0.627 articles per million people2011: 0.734 articles per million people2012: 0.846 articles per million people2013: 0.89 articles per million people2014: 1.2 articles per million people2015: 1 articles per million people2016: 1.2 articles per million people2017: 1.7 articles per million people2018: 0.949 articles per million people2019: 1.1 articles per million people2020: 1.4 articles per million people2021: 1.2 articles per million people2022: 1.3 articles per million people2023: 1.4 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. Measured in articles per million people.

Analysis

In 2023, annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Angola stood at 1.37 articles per million people.

That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Angola peaked at 1.73 articles per million people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2508 articles per million people, in 1999.

Angola ranks 196th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3605 articles per million people 0.2508 articles per million people 0.5 articles per million people 4
2000s 0.5446 articles per million people 0.3282 articles per million people 0.8732 articles per million people 10
2010s 1.04 articles per million people 0.6267 articles per million people 1.73 articles per million people 10
2020s 1.29 articles per million people 1.16 articles per million people 1.38 articles per million people 4

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 193 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.3 articles per million people compare
  2. 194 Equatorial Guinea 1.86 articles per million people compare
  3. 195 South Sudan 1.5 articles per million people compare

See the full ranking of 196 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Angola?
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Angola was 1.37 articles per million people in 2023, according to 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.
What is the highest annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 1.73 articles per million people in 2017.
What is the lowest annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2508 articles per million people in 1999.
How does Angola rank for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Angola ranks 196th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Angola data come from?
The figures 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 part of Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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