Statement:
In Ethiopia scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Afghanistan

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Ethiopia holds position #60 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Afghanistan is #128 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Ethiopia is better than position of Afghanistan.

Referencies:

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

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

   Afghanistan	'Citable documents' value is	452
   Ethiopia	'Citable documents' value is	8,629