Statement:
In Afghanistan scientists published less significant scientific articles than in United Kingdom

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Afghanistan holds position #128 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and United Kingdom is #4 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Afghanistan is worse than position of United Kingdom.

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
   United Kingdom	'Citable documents' value is	213,389