China vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre

China
0.0993 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.002 units per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.020.040.060.080.1199620092023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0993 units per square kilometre against 0.002 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0973 units per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 49.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

China ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0043 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0039 units per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0161 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0156 units per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0437 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre 0.0428 units per square kilometre China
2020s 0.0865 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.0846 units per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre, China or Sub-Saharan Africa?
China, at 0.0993 units per square kilometre against 0.002 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre between China and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0973 units per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sub-Saharan Africa?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do China and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
China ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th 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.