Statement:
In Costa Rica scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Argentina

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Costa Rica holds position #94 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Argentina is #49 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Costa Rica is worse than position of Argentina.

Referencies:

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

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

   Argentina	'Citable documents' value is	16,023
   Costa Rica	'Citable documents' value is	1,560