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

Norway
13,756
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
48,007
in 2023
Norway rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
33rd

Scientific and technical journal articles over time

  • Norway
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k199620092023

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 48,007 against 13,756 in Norway, a difference of 34,251.

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

Across all 28 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 197 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 4,987 7,198 2,211 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 6,431 10,061 3,631 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 10,838 22,546 11,708 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 13,584 45,171 31,587 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, Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 48,007 against 13,756 in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles between Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
34,251, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles?
Norway ranks 36th 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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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.