Statement:
In Ethiopia scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Japan

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Ethiopia holds position #60 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Japan is #7 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Ethiopia is worse than position of Japan.

Referencies:

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

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

   Ethiopia	'Citable documents' value is	8,629
   Japan	'Citable documents' value is	135,097