Statement:
In North Korea scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Brazil

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating North Korea holds position #136 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Brazil is #14 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of North Korea is worse than position of Brazil.

Referencies:

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

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

   Brazil	'Citable documents' value is	94,517
   North Korea	'Citable documents' value is	318