Kiribati vs Zambia: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Kiribati
16.15 articles per million people
in 2023
Zambia
17.72 articles per million people
in 2023
Kiribati rank
154th
Zambia rank
151st
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Kiribati
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 17.72 articles per million people against 16.15 articles per million people in Kiribati, a difference of 1.57 articles per million people.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Zambia ahead.
Kiribati ranks 154th and Zambia ranks 151st of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.49 articles per million people | 6.28 articles per million people | 4.79 articles per million people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 3.42 articles per million people | 5.11 articles per million people | 1.69 articles per million people | Zambia |
| 2010s | 11.59 articles per million people | 9.04 articles per million people | 2.55 articles per million people | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 20.64 articles per million people | 16.62 articles per million people | 4.02 articles per million people | Kiribati |
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, Kiribati or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 17.72 articles per million people against 16.15 articles per million people in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Kiribati and Zambia?
- 1.57 articles per million people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Zambia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Zambia rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Kiribati ranks 154th and Zambia ranks 151st 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
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.