Malaysia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Scientific and technical journal articles

Malaysia
23,691
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
148,117
in 2023
Malaysia rank
21st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
24th

Scientific and technical journal articles over time

  • Malaysia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
050.0k100.0k150.0k199620092023

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 148,117 against 23,691 in Malaysia, a difference of 124,426.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.3 times Malaysia's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 198 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 900.6 6,541 5,640 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 3,082 20,025 16,943 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 15,806 72,258 56,453 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 22,104 137,023 114,919 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 148,117 against 23,691 in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles between Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
124,426, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles?
Malaysia ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 198 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
245 places, 6,860 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.