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Iran vs Malaysia: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Iran
607.95 articles per million people
in 2023
Malaysia
674.45 articles per million people
in 2023
Iran rank
50th
Malaysia rank
48th

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time

  • Iran
  • Malaysia
0200400600199620092023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 674.45 articles per million people against 607.95 articles per million people in Iran, a difference of 66.5 articles per million people.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

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

Iran ranks 50th and Malaysia ranks 48th of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Unit
articles per million people
Source
National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,488 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

Scientific and technical journal articles per million people. Disciplines include physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.