Samoa vs Vietnam: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Samoa
100.85 articles per million people
in 2023
Vietnam
106.07 articles per million people
in 2023
Samoa rank
106th
Vietnam rank
104th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time
- Samoa
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 106.07 articles per million people against 100.85 articles per million people in Samoa, a difference of 5.22 articles per million people.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 106th and Vietnam ranks 104th of 196 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.32 articles per million people | 2.51 articles per million people | 22.81 articles per million people | Samoa |
| 2000s | 32.52 articles per million people | 5.17 articles per million people | 27.35 articles per million people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 38.23 articles per million people | 27.42 articles per million people | 10.81 articles per million people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 96.29 articles per million people | 93.22 articles per million people | 3.07 articles per million people | Samoa |
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, Samoa or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 106.07 articles per million people against 100.85 articles per million people in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Samoa and Vietnam?
- 5.22 articles per million people, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vietnam?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Vietnam rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
- Samoa ranks 106th and Vietnam ranks 104th 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.