Statement:
In Central African Republic scientists published less significant scientific articles than in The Maldives

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Central African Republic holds position #166 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and The Maldives is #163 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Central African Republic is worse than position of The Maldives.

Referencies:

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

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

   Central African Republic	'Citable documents' value is	75
   The Maldives	'Citable documents' value is	85