Nigeria vs Tonga: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Nigeria
43 articles per million people
in 2023
Tonga
46.37 articles per million people
in 2023
Nigeria rank
124th
Tonga rank
121st
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Nigeria
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 46.37 articles per million people against 43 articles per million people in Nigeria, a difference of 3.37 articles per million people.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 124th and Tonga ranks 121st of 196 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.78 articles per million people | 9.39 articles per million people | 1.62 articles per million people | Tonga |
| 2000s | 11.59 articles per million people | 18.28 articles per million people | 6.69 articles per million people | Tonga |
| 2010s | 20.49 articles per million people | 31.24 articles per million people | 10.75 articles per million people | Tonga |
| 2020s | 41.88 articles per million people | 44.29 articles per million people | 2.4 articles per million people | Tonga |
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, Nigeria or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 46.37 articles per million people against 43 articles per million people in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Nigeria and Tonga?
- 3.37 articles per million people, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tonga?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Tonga rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Nigeria ranks 124th 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.