Countries With the Fastest Growth in Scientific articles published (5-Year Change)

Name: Countries With the Fastest Growth in Scientific articles published (5-Year Change)
Creator: The World Bank
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Change in Scientific articles published over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Somalia, Fed. Rep. rose the most: by 1,459%, from 9.74 articles to 151.9 articles in the five years to 2023. Uzbekistan is second (+1,243%), followed by Turkmenistan (+694.7%). 170 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +56.3%.

#1: Somalia, Fed. Rep. · +1,459%
Median: +56.3%
Coverage: 170 countries
Data year: 2023
Last updated: 2026-11-14

Top 10: 5-year change (%). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Somalia, Fed. Rep. 1,459; 2. Uzbekistan 1,243; 3. Turkmenistan 694.7; 4. São Tomé and Principe 447.7; 5. Iraq 436.2; 6. Maldives 365.4; 7. Andorra 340.1; 8. Kiribati 245.2; 9. Guyana 237; 10. Chad 232.

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Countries With the Fastest Growth in Scientific articles published (5-Year Change), 2023
Rank	Country	From	To	5-year change (%)
1	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	9.74	151.9	+1,459%
2	Uzbekistan	344.5	4,624	+1,243%
3	Turkmenistan	3.94	31.3	+694.7%
4	São Tomé and Principe	0.86	4.71	+447.7%
5	Iraq	3,119	16,724	+436.2%
6	Maldives	6.82	31.7	+365.4%
7	Andorra	2.52	11.1	+340.1%
8	Kiribati	0.62	2.14	+245.2%
9	Guyana	14.7	49.6	+237%
10	Chad	15.8	52.4	+232%
11	Ethiopia	2,049	6,728	+228.4%
12	Peru	1,643	5,242	+219.1%
13	Djibouti	5.7	17.5	+206.7%
14	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.	87.9	269.3	+206.3%
15	Honduras	43	130.4	+203%
16	Indonesia	13,147	38,992	+196.6%
17	Yemen, Rep.	138.7	404	+191.4%
18	Lesotho	20.7	60.2	+191.3%
19	Libya	155.9	443.1	+184.2%
20	Comoros	2.82	8.01	+184%
21	Antigua and Barbuda	4.8	13.4	+179.8%
22	Tajikistan	56.9	158.4	+178.4%
23	Mauritania	16.8	46.8	+178.1%
24	Rwanda	156.7	433.5	+176.7%
25	Kyrgyz Republic	125.1	326.9	+161.2%
26	Viet Nam	4,102	10,644	+159.5%
27	Bangladesh	3,213	8,259	+157.1%
28	Ghana	1,324	3,270	+147%
29	Saudi Arabia	10,330	24,595	+138.1%
30	Paraguay	107.3	253.4	+136%
31	West Bank and Gaza	369.3	861.7	+133.3%
32	Jordan	2,336	5,419	+132%
33	Tanzania	626.7	1,453	+131.8%
34	United Arab Emirates	3,063	7,075	+131%
35	Bahrain	319.2	718.3	+125%
36	Gambia, The	35.7	79.8	+123.5%
37	Uganda	661.6	1,424	+115.2%
38	Syrian Arab Republic	300.7	645.9	+114.8%
39	Sierra Leone	40.3	86.3	+114%
40	Nepal	743.5	1,591	+114%
41	Morocco	4,565	9,725	+113%
42	Kosovo	233.5	495.3	+112.1%
43	Burkina Faso	247.1	519.7	+110.4%
44	Oman	781.6	1,640	+109.9%
45	Philippines	2,327	4,752	+104.2%
46	Cabo Verde	9.06	18.3	+102.4%
47	Kazakhstan	1,894	3,819	+101.6%
48	Dominican Republic	52.2	104.5	+100.4%
49	Benin	218.8	437.2	+99.8%
50	Guinea	27.7	54.9	+98.3%
51	Mongolia	141.9	276.9	+95.2%
52	Azerbaijan	794.1	1,544	+94.5%
53	Albania	165.8	319.5	+92.7%
54	Nigeria	5,097	9,799	+92.3%
55	Bhutan	53.5	102.5	+91.5%
56	Afghanistan	88.5	168.9	+90.7%
57	Burundi	19.2	36.3	+89.3%
58	Brunei Darussalam	269.5	501.5	+86.1%
59	India	123,050	228,170	+85.4%
60	Samoa	11.8	21.9	+85.2%
61	Belize	9.74	18	+85%
62	Cameroon	843.4	1,547	+83.4%
63	El Salvador	35.4	64.6	+82.3%
64	China	513,580	932,710	+81.6%
65	Bolivia	109.5	196.7	+79.7%
66	South Sudan	9.62	17.2	+78.6%
67	Egypt, Arab Rep.	12,832	22,854	+78.1%
68	Ecuador	1,986	3,530	+77.8%
69	Congo, Dem. Rep.	139.4	243.1	+74.4%
70	Pakistan	11,922	20,519	+72.1%
71	Zambia	215.1	367.3	+70.7%
72	Angola	29.7	50.3	+69.2%
73	Panama	167.8	282	+68.1%
74	Suriname	15.8	26.3	+66.4%
75	Moldova	202.7	335.1	+65.3%
76	Liechtenstein	31	51.2	+65.2%
77	Togo	82.4	135.9	+65.1%
78	Armenia	486.2	801.5	+64.9%
79	Qatar	1,500	2,471	+64.7%
80	Sri Lanka	1,435	2,322	+61.8%
81	Ukraine	9,592	15,498	+61.6%
82	San Marino	12.5	20.1	+60.5%
83	Côte d'Ivoire	244.6	391.7	+60.2%
84	Kenya	1,302	2,079	+59.6%
85	Malawi	240.1	377.5	+57.2%
86	Türkiye	32,298	50,180	+55.4%
87	Bulgaria	3,245	4,998	+54.1%
88	Mauritius	133.6	205.3	+53.7%
89	Congo, Rep.	62.3	95.7	+53.6%
90	Namibia	154.3	231.3	+49.9%
91	Fiji	145.4	217.9	+49.9%
92	Bosnia and Herzegovina	730.4	1,083	+48.2%
93	Gabon	61.5	90.6	+47.4%
94	Seychelles	10.6	15.2	+43.5%
95	Kuwait	974.7	1,395	+43.1%
96	Cambodia	140.5	200.8	+42.9%
97	Eritrea	20.4	29.1	+42.7%
98	Mali	81.8	116.7	+42.6%
99	Cyprus	1,239	1,764	+42.4%
100	Mozambique	145.5	204.8	+40.8%

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#1 Somalia, Fed. Rep.

Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranks #1 on this list with +1,459%.

Capital: Mogadishu
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 19.66 million people (2025)
GDP: US$13 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$661.2 (2025)
Life expectancy: 59 years (2024)
Urban population: 55.1% of population (2025)

Largest cities: North East State of Somalia, Mogadishu.

Also ranks #1 in prevalence of undernourishment · #2 in population ages 0-14 share · #2 in age dependency ratio (young).

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#2 Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan ranks #2 on this list with +1,243%.

Capital: Tashkent
Continent: Asia
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 37.05 million people (2025)
GDP: US$147.04 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$3,968 (2025)
Life expectancy: 72.5 years (2024)
Urban population: 51% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Tashkent.

Also ranks #2 in literacy rate · #4 in deposit interest rate · #5 in bank branches per 100,000 adults.

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#3 Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan ranks #3 on this list with +694.7%.

Capital: Ashgabat
Continent: Asia
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 7.62 million people (2025)
GDP: US$49.83 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$6,540 (2025)
Life expectancy: 70.2 years (2024)
Urban population: 47.1% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Ashgabat.

Also ranks #4 in agricultural land share · #5 in literacy rate · #16 in immunisation (measles) rate.

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#4 São Tomé and Principe

São Tomé and Principe ranks #4 on this list with +447.7%.

Capital: São Tomé
Continent: Africa
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 240,250 people (2025)
GDP: US$981.29 million (2025)
GDP per person: US$4,084 (2025)
Life expectancy: 69.9 years (2024)
Urban population: 69.2% of population (2025)

Also ranks #10 in services value added share of gdp · #16 in lending interest rate · #18 in prevalence of undernourishment.

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#5 Iraq

Iraq ranks #5 on this list with +436.2%.

Capital: Baghdad
Continent: Asia
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 47.02 million people (2025)
GDP: US$254.37 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$5,410 (2025)
Life expectancy: 72.4 years (2024)
Urban population: 69.9% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Baghdad, Mosul, Basra.

Also ranks #2 in natural resource rents share of gdp · #2 in oil rents share of gdp · #9 in industry value added share of gdp.

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#6 Maldives

Maldives ranks #6 on this list with +365.4%.

Capital: Malé
Continent: Asia
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 529,680 people (2025)
GDP: US$7.74 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$14,615 (2025)
Life expectancy: 81.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 42.5% of population (2025)

Also ranks #5 in male population share · #5 in population ages 15-64 share · #8 in population density.

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#7 Andorra

Andorra ranks #7 on this list with +340.1%.

Capital: Andorra la Vella
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 82,904 people (2025)
GDP: US$4.5 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$54,292 (2025)
Life expectancy: 84.2 years (2024)
Urban population: 88.9% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in access to sanitation · #1 in access to clean cooking fuels · #3 in electricity access rate.

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#8 Kiribati

Kiribati ranks #8 on this list with +245.2%.

Capital: South Tarawa
Continent: Oceania
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 136,490 people (2025)
GDP: US$349.23 million (2025)
GDP per person: US$2,559 (2025)
Life expectancy: 66.6 years (2024)
Urban population: 63.4% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in education expenditure share of gdp · #2 in government revenue share of gdp · #3 in income share of poorest 10%.

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#9 Guyana

Guyana ranks #9 on this list with +237%.

Capital: Georgetown
Continent: South America
Income group: High income
Population: 835,990 people (2025)
GDP: US$27.1 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$32,414 (2025)
Life expectancy: 70.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 26.5% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in gdp growth rate · #1 in industry value added share of gdp · #1 in livestock production index.

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#10 Chad

Chad ranks #10 on this list with +232%.

Capital: N'Djamena
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 21 million people (2025)
GDP: US$21.47 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$1,022 (2025)
Life expectancy: 55.2 years (2024)
Urban population: 27.6% of population (2025)

Largest cities: N'Djamena.

Also ranks #1 in fertility rate · #2 in birth rate · #2 in maternal mortality ratio.

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Source and method

Change in Scientific articles published over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that rose are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator IP.JRN.ARTC.SC. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Scientific and technical journal articles: Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.

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About the top 10

#1 Somalia, Fed. Rep.

#2 Uzbekistan

#3 Turkmenistan

#4 São Tomé and Principe

#5 Iraq

#6 Maldives

#7 Andorra

#8 Kiribati

#9 Guyana

#10 Chad

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