Statement:
In Afghanistan scientists published less significant scientific articles than in The Democratic Republic of the Congo

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Afghanistan holds position #128 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and The Democratic Republic of the Congo is #117 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Afghanistan is worse than position of The Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Referencies:

1. Citatable Scientific Publications ²⁰²¹ by Scimago Journal & Country Rank

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.

   Afghanistan	'Citable documents' value is	452
   The Democratic Republic of the Congo	'Citable documents' value is	637