Mozambique vs Nicaragua: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Mozambique
6.09 articles per million people
in 2023
Nicaragua
5.96 articles per million people
in 2023
Mozambique rank
178th
Nicaragua rank
180th

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

  • Mozambique
  • Nicaragua
02468199620092023

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 6.09 articles per million people against 5.96 articles per million people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.13 articles per million people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Mozambique ranks 178th and Nicaragua ranks 180th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 1.18 articles per million people 3.01 articles per million people 1.82 articles per million people Nicaragua
2000s 1.79 articles per million people 3.64 articles per million people 1.85 articles per million people Nicaragua
2010s 3.62 articles per million people 5.38 articles per million people 1.76 articles per million people Nicaragua
2020s 6.15 articles per million people 6.16 articles per million people 0.0042 articles per million people Nicaragua

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, Mozambique or Nicaragua?
Mozambique, at 6.09 articles per million people against 5.96 articles per million people in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Mozambique and Nicaragua?
0.13 articles per million people, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Nicaragua?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Nicaragua rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Mozambique ranks 178th and Nicaragua ranks 180th 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.