Kiribati vs Nauru: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals

Kiribati

2.14

in 2023

Nauru

0.13

in 2023

Kiribati rank

193rd

Nauru rank

196th

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals over time

Kiribati currently reports 2.14 against 0.13 in Nauru, a difference of 2.01.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 16.5 times Nauru's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 193rd and Nauru ranks 196th 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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