Statement:
In Cook Islands scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Philippines

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Cook Islands holds position #194 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Philippines is #65 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Cook Islands is worse than position of Philippines.

Referencies:

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

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

   Cook Islands	'Citable documents' value is	4
   Philippines	'Citable documents' value is	6,084