Israel vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Scientific and technical journal articles

Israel
13,844
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
48,007
in 2023
Israel rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
33rd

Scientific and technical journal articles over time

  • Israel
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k199620092023

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 48,007 against 13,844 in Israel, a difference of 34,163.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.5 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 8,534 7,198 1,336 Israel
2000s 10,389 10,061 327.77 Israel
2010s 11,918 22,546 10,628 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 14,044 45,171 31,127 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, Israel or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 48,007 against 13,844 in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles between Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
34,163, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles?
Israel ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF), published as Scientific and technical journal articles. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Scientific and technical journal articles
Source
Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 6,832 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

Article counts refer to publications from a selection of conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journals from Scopus in science and engineering fields, according to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics Taxonomy of Disciplines.