Statement:
In El Salvador scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Papua New Guinea

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating El Salvador holds position #148 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Papua New Guinea is #142 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of El Salvador is worse than position of Papua New Guinea.

Referencies:

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

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

   El Salvador	'Citable documents' value is	164
   Papua New Guinea	'Citable documents' value is	258