Micronesia (country) vs Tonga: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals

Micronesia (country)

3.74

in 2023

Tonga

4.85

in 2023

Micronesia (country) rank

188th

Tonga rank

186th

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals over time

Tonga currently reports 4.85 against 3.74 in Micronesia (country), a difference of 1.11.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times Micronesia (country)'s.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.

Micronesia (country) ranks 188th and Tonga ranks 186th 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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