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

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Costa Rica holds position #94 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Vietnam is #45 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Costa Rica is worse than position of Vietnam.

Referencies:

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

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

   Costa Rica	'Citable documents' value is	1,560
   Vietnam	'Citable documents' value is	17,636