Malawi vs Tanzania: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Malawi
17.89 articles per million people
in 2023
Tanzania
21.8 articles per million people
in 2023
Malawi rank
150th
Tanzania rank
147th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Malawi
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 21.8 articles per million people against 17.89 articles per million people in Malawi, a difference of 3.91 articles per million people.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 150th and Tanzania ranks 147th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.14 articles per million people | 4.15 articles per million people | 0.998 articles per million people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 6.96 articles per million people | 5.55 articles per million people | 1.41 articles per million people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 10.6 articles per million people | 9.88 articles per million people | 0.7233 articles per million people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 17.16 articles per million people | 17.96 articles per million people | 0.8013 articles per million people | Tanzania |
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, Malawi or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 21.8 articles per million people against 17.89 articles per million people in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Malawi and Tanzania?
- 3.91 articles per million people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Malawi ranks 150th and Tanzania ranks 147th 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.