Statement:
In Madagascar scientists published less significant scientific articles than in New Zealand

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Madagascar holds position #126 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and New Zealand is #44 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Madagascar is worse than position of New Zealand.

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
   New Zealand	'Citable documents' value is	17,833