Statement:
In Laos scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Kazakhstan

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Laos holds position #134 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Kazakhstan is #68 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Laos is worse than position of Kazakhstan.

Referencies:

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

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

   Kazakhstan	'Citable documents' value is	5,585
   Laos	'Citable documents' value is	335