Kyrgyzstan vs Tonga: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Kyrgyzstan
46.05 articles per million people
in 2023
Tonga
46.37 articles per million people
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan rank
122nd
Tonga rank
121st

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

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 46.37 articles per million people against 46.05 articles per million people in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.32 articles per million people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 122nd and Tonga ranks 121st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan Tonga Difference Ahead
1990s 6.06 articles per million people 9.39 articles per million people 3.33 articles per million people Tonga
2000s 7.13 articles per million people 18.28 articles per million people 11.15 articles per million people Tonga
2010s 13.04 articles per million people 31.24 articles per million people 18.2 articles per million people Tonga
2020s 35.48 articles per million people 44.29 articles per million people 8.81 articles per million people Tonga

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, Kyrgyzstan or Tonga?
Tonga, at 46.37 articles per million people against 46.05 articles per million people in Kyrgyzstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Kyrgyzstan and Tonga?
0.32 articles per million people, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Tonga?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Tonga rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 122nd and Tonga ranks 121st 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.