Nigeria vs Philippines: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Nigeria

43 articles per million people

in 2023

Philippines

41.36 articles per million people

in 2023

Nigeria rank

124th

Philippines rank

127th

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

Nigeria
Philippines

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 43 articles per million people against 41.36 articles per million people in Philippines, a difference of 1.64 articles per million people.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 124th and Philippines ranks 127th of 196 countries.

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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: 07 August 2026

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.