Statement:
In Nicaragua scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Ireland

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Nicaragua holds position #152 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Ireland is #41 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Nicaragua is worse than position of Ireland.

Referencies:

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

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

   Ireland	'Citable documents' value is	18,972
   Nicaragua	'Citable documents' value is	140