Statement:
In Benin scientists published more significant scientific articles than in North Korea

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Benin holds position #109 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and North Korea is #136 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Benin is better than position of North Korea.

Referencies:

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

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

   Benin	'Citable documents' value is	875
   North Korea	'Citable documents' value is	318