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

Poland
0.1019 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.002 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Poland rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre over time

  • Poland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.1019 units per square kilometre against 0.002 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0999 units per square kilometre.

That makes Poland's figure about 50.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0371 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0368 units per square kilometre Poland
2000s 0.0612 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0607 units per square kilometre Poland
2010s 0.0983 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre 0.0973 units per square kilometre Poland
2020s 0.1074 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.1055 units per square kilometre Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre, Poland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Poland, at 0.1019 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 Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0999 units per square kilometre, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
Poland ranks 36th 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.