Venezuela vs Zambia: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

Venezuela
16.77 articles per million people
in 2023
Zambia
17.72 articles per million people
in 2023
Venezuela rank
152nd
Zambia rank
151st

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

  • Venezuela
  • Zambia
0204060199620092023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 17.72 articles per million people against 16.77 articles per million people in Venezuela, a difference of 0.95 articles per million people.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Venezuela ahead.

Venezuela ranks 152nd and Zambia ranks 151st of 196 countries.

Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Venezuela Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 37.48 articles per million people 6.28 articles per million people 31.2 articles per million people Venezuela
2000s 46.7 articles per million people 5.11 articles per million people 41.6 articles per million people Venezuela
2010s 34.52 articles per million people 9.04 articles per million people 25.48 articles per million people Venezuela
2020s 21.27 articles per million people 16.62 articles per million people 4.65 articles per million people Venezuela

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, Venezuela or Zambia?
Zambia, at 17.72 articles per million people against 16.77 articles per million people in Venezuela as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people between Venezuela and Zambia?
0.95 articles per million people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela and Zambia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Venezuela and Zambia rank globally for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Venezuela ranks 152nd and Zambia ranks 151st 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

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

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.