Statement:
In Fiji scientists published more significant scientific articles than in The Maldives

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Fiji holds position #124 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and The Maldives is #163 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Fiji is better than position of The Maldives.

Referencies:

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

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

   Fiji	'Citable documents' value is	507
   The Maldives	'Citable documents' value is	85