Statement:
In Mauritania scientists published less significant scientific articles than in The Netherlands

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Mauritania holds position #159 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and The Netherlands is #16 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Mauritania is worse than position of The Netherlands.

Referencies:

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

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

   Mauritania	'Citable documents' value is	109
   The Netherlands	'Citable documents' value is	67,634