Israel vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Scientific and technical journal articles

Israel
13,844
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
48,022
in 2023
Israel rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st

Scientific and technical journal articles over time

  • Israel
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k199620092023

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 48,022 against 13,844 in Israel, a difference of 34,178.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'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 (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 8,534 7,200 1,334 Israel
2000s 10,389 10,069 320.59 Israel
2010s 11,918 22,559 10,640 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 14,044 45,192 31,148 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 48,022 against 13,844 in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles between Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
34,178, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles?
Israel ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st 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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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.