Malawi vs Zambia: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Malawi
17.89 articles per million people
in 2023
Zambia
17.72 articles per million people
in 2023
Malawi rank
150th
Zambia rank
151st
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 17.89 articles per million people against 17.72 articles per million people in Zambia, a difference of 0.17 articles per million people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 150th and Zambia ranks 151st of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.14 articles per million people | 6.28 articles per million people | 1.14 articles per million people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 6.96 articles per million people | 5.11 articles per million people | 1.85 articles per million people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 10.6 articles per million people | 9.04 articles per million people | 1.57 articles per million people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 17.16 articles per million people | 16.62 articles per million people | 0.542 articles per million people | Malawi |
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 Zambia?
- Malawi, at 17.89 articles per million people against 17.72 articles per million people in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.17 articles per million people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Malawi ranks 150th 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.