Statement:
In Mauritius scientists published less significant scientific articles than in South Africa

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Mauritius holds position #127 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and South Africa is #31 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Mauritius is worse than position of South Africa.

Referencies:

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

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

   Mauritius	'Citable documents' value is	464
   South Africa	'Citable documents' value is	30,360