Statement:
In Laos scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Kiribati

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Laos holds position #134 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Kiribati is #190 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Laos is better than position of Kiribati.

Referencies:

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

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

   Kiribati	'Citable documents' value is	12
   Laos	'Citable documents' value is	335