Maldives vs Namibia: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Maldives
60.34 articles per million people
in 2023
Namibia
78.07 articles per million people
in 2023
Maldives rank
113th
Namibia rank
110th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Maldives
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 78.07 articles per million people against 60.34 articles per million people in Maldives, a difference of 17.73 articles per million people.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 113th and Namibia ranks 110th of 196 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.44 articles per million people | 18.12 articles per million people | 6.67 articles per million people | Namibia |
| 2000s | 8.93 articles per million people | 19.06 articles per million people | 10.13 articles per million people | Namibia |
| 2010s | 15.43 articles per million people | 38.88 articles per million people | 23.45 articles per million people | Namibia |
| 2020s | 51.29 articles per million people | 77.9 articles per million people | 26.6 articles per million people | Namibia |
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, Maldives or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 78.07 articles per million people against 60.34 articles per million people in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Maldives and Namibia?
- 17.73 articles per million people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Namibia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Namibia rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Maldives ranks 113th and Namibia ranks 110th 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.