Statement:
In The Democratic Republic of the Congo scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Belgium

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating The Democratic Republic of the Congo holds position #117 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Belgium is #25 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of The Democratic Republic of the Congo is worse than position of Belgium.

Referencies:

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

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

   Belgium	'Citable documents' value is	37,714
   The Democratic Republic of the Congo	'Citable documents' value is	637