Afghanistan vs Somalia: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0003 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0002 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
175th
Somalia rank
178th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Somalia
0000199620092023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0003 units per square kilometre against 0.0002 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Somalia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 175th and Somalia ranks 178th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Somalia?
Afghanistan, at 0.0003 units per square kilometre against 0.0002 units per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Somalia?
0.0001 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 175th and Somalia ranks 178th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 6,744 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.