Jamaica vs Maldives: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Jamaica
56.84 articles per million people
in 2023
Maldives
60.34 articles per million people
in 2023
Jamaica rank
115th
Maldives rank
113th

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

  • Jamaica
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 60.34 articles per million people against 56.84 articles per million people in Jamaica, a difference of 3.5 articles per million people.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 115th and Maldives ranks 113th of 196 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 43.19 articles per million people 11.44 articles per million people 31.75 articles per million people Jamaica
2000s 59.51 articles per million people 8.93 articles per million people 50.58 articles per million people Jamaica
2010s 64.46 articles per million people 15.43 articles per million people 49.03 articles per million people Jamaica
2020s 57.18 articles per million people 51.29 articles per million people 5.89 articles per million people Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people, Jamaica or Maldives?
Maldives, at 60.34 articles per million people against 56.84 articles per million people in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Jamaica and Maldives?
3.5 articles per million people, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Maldives?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Maldives rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Jamaica ranks 115th and Maldives ranks 113th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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, published as Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.