Statement:
In Chile scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Papua New Guinea

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Chile holds position #43 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Papua New Guinea is #142 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Chile is better than position of Papua New Guinea.

Referencies:

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

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

   Chile	'Citable documents' value is	18,652
   Papua New Guinea	'Citable documents' value is	258