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

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating North Korea holds position #136 2021 out of 206 and Costa Rica is #94 out of 206 2021.
Position of North Korea is worse than position of Costa Rica.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.
    Costa Rica 'Citable documents' value is 1,560
    North Korea 'Citable documents' value is 318