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

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating The Democratic Republic of the Congo holds position #117 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Costa Rica is #94 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of The Democratic Republic of the Congo is worse than position of Costa Rica.

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
   The Democratic Republic of the Congo	'Citable documents' value is	637