Statement:
In French Polynesia scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Sri Lanka

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating French Polynesia holds position #149 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Sri Lanka is #75 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of French Polynesia is worse than position of Sri Lanka.

Referencies:

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

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

   French Polynesia	'Citable documents' value is	160
   Sri Lanka	'Citable documents' value is	3,704