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

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating New Zealand holds position #44 2021 out of 206 and Niger is #145 out of 206 2021.
Position of New Zealand is better than position of Niger.

Referencies:

  1. Citatable Scientific Publications 2021 by Scimago Journal & Country Rank
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.
    New Zealand 'Citable documents' value is 17,833
    Niger 'Citable documents' value is 215