Kenya vs Vanuatu: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Kenya
37.57 articles per million people
in 2023
Vanuatu
37.05 articles per million people
in 2023
Kenya rank
128th
Vanuatu rank
130th

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

  • Kenya
  • Vanuatu
0204060199620092023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 37.57 articles per million people against 37.05 articles per million people in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.52 articles per million people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 128th and Vanuatu ranks 130th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 13.39 articles per million people 18.5 articles per million people 5.11 articles per million people Vanuatu
2000s 13.42 articles per million people 28.99 articles per million people 15.57 articles per million people Vanuatu
2010s 21.35 articles per million people 34.02 articles per million people 12.67 articles per million people Vanuatu
2020s 36.76 articles per million people 42.73 articles per million people 5.97 articles per million people Vanuatu

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, Kenya or Vanuatu?
Kenya, at 37.57 articles per million people against 37.05 articles per million people in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Kenya and Vanuatu?
0.52 articles per million people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vanuatu?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Vanuatu rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Kenya ranks 128th and Vanuatu ranks 130th 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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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
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