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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
148,117
in 2023
Pakistan
20,519
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
24th
Pakistan rank
25th

Scientific and technical journal articles over time

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

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 148,117 against 20,519 in Pakistan, a difference of 127,598.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.2 times Pakistan's.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Pakistan ranks 25th of 47 groups.

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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 6,541 868.45 5,673 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 20,025 2,393 17,632 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 72,258 8,610 63,649 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 137,023 19,520 117,503 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 148,117 against 20,519 in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Pakistan?
127,598, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Pakistan?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Pakistan rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Pakistan ranks 25th of 47 groups.
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
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.