Statement:
In Burkina Faso scientists published less significant scientific articles than in South Africa

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Burkina Faso holds position #112 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and South Africa is #31 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Burkina Faso is worse than position of South Africa.

Referencies:

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

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

   Burkina Faso	'Citable documents' value is	803
   South Africa	'Citable documents' value is	30,360