Statement:
In New Zealand scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Iceland

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating New Zealand holds position #44 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Iceland is #88 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of New Zealand is better than position of Iceland.

Referencies:

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

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

   Iceland	'Citable documents' value is	1,930
   New Zealand	'Citable documents' value is	17,833