Statement:
In Mauritania scientists published less significant scientific articles than in El Salvador

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Mauritania holds position #159 2021 out of 206 and El Salvador is #148 out of 206 2021.
Position of Mauritania is worse than position of El Salvador.

Referencies:

  1. Citatable Scientific Publications 2021 by Scimago Journal & Country Rank
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.
    El Salvador 'Citable documents' value is 164
    Mauritania 'Citable documents' value is 109