Democratic Republic of Congo vs Namibia: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals

Democratic Republic of Congo

243.06

in 2023

Namibia

231.33

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

121st

Namibia rank

123rd

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 243.06 against 231.33 in Namibia, a difference of 11.73.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Namibia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 121st and Namibia ranks 123rd of 196 countries.

Indicator: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals
Source: National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 5,488 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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