Palau vs Vanuatu: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals

Palau

5.04

in 2023

Vanuatu

11.87

in 2023

Palau rank

185th

Vanuatu rank

182nd

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals over time

Vanuatu currently reports 11.87 against 5.04 in Palau, a difference of 6.83.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.4 times Palau's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Palau ranks 185th and Vanuatu ranks 182nd 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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