Nepal vs Tonga: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Nepal
53.57 articles per million people
in 2023
Tonga
46.37 articles per million people
in 2023
Nepal rank
118th
Tonga rank
121st
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Nepal
- Tonga
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 53.57 articles per million people against 46.37 articles per million people in Tonga, a difference of 7.2 articles per million people.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 118th and Tonga ranks 121st of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.11 articles per million people | 9.39 articles per million people | 6.29 articles per million people | Tonga |
| 2000s | 9.67 articles per million people | 18.28 articles per million people | 8.61 articles per million people | Tonga |
| 2010s | 19.21 articles per million people | 31.24 articles per million people | 12.02 articles per million people | Tonga |
| 2020s | 52.66 articles per million people | 44.29 articles per million people | 8.37 articles per million people | Nepal |
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, Nepal or Tonga?
- Nepal, at 53.57 articles per million people against 46.37 articles per million people in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Nepal and Tonga?
- 7.2 articles per million people, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Tonga?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Tonga rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Nepal ranks 118th and Tonga ranks 121st 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.