Malta vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita

Malta
0.0009 units per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0 units per person
in 2023
Malta rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita over time

  • Malta
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
000.0010.0010.001199620092023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.0009 units per person against 0 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0009 units per person.

That makes Malta's figure about 23.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0001 units per person 0 units per person 0.0001 units per person Malta
2000s 0.0002 units per person 0 units per person 0.0002 units per person Malta
2010s 0.0007 units per person 0 units per person 0.0007 units per person Malta
2020s 0.001 units per person 0 units per person 0.001 units per person Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per capita, Malta or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Malta, at 0.0009 units per person against 0 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per capita between Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0009 units per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
Malta ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 6,832 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.