Statement:
In Norway scientists published more significant scientific articles than in North Korea

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Norway holds position #33 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and North Korea is #136 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Norway is better than position of North Korea.

Referencies:

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

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

   North Korea	'Citable documents' value is	318
   Norway	'Citable documents' value is	27,580