Namibia vs Panama: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Namibia
78.07 articles per million people
in 2023
Panama
63.25 articles per million people
in 2023
Namibia rank
110th
Panama rank
111th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Namibia
- Panama
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 78.07 articles per million people against 63.25 articles per million people in Panama, a difference of 14.82 articles per million people.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Panama ahead.
Namibia ranks 110th and Panama ranks 111th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.12 articles per million people | 18.59 articles per million people | 0.4737 articles per million people | Panama |
| 2000s | 19.06 articles per million people | 22.91 articles per million people | 3.85 articles per million people | Panama |
| 2010s | 38.88 articles per million people | 41.31 articles per million people | 2.43 articles per million people | Panama |
| 2020s | 77.9 articles per million people | 67.64 articles per million people | 10.26 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, Namibia or Panama?
- Namibia, at 78.07 articles per million people against 63.25 articles per million people in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Namibia and Panama?
- 14.82 articles per million people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Panama?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Panama rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Namibia ranks 110th and Panama ranks 111th 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.
Individual pages
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.