Statement:
In Madagascar scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Mauritania

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Madagascar holds position #126 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Mauritania is #159 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Madagascar is better than position of Mauritania.

Referencies:

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

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

   Madagascar	'Citable documents' value is	491
   Mauritania	'Citable documents' value is	109