Statement:
In Papua New Guinea scientists published more significant scientific articles than in The Maldives

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Papua New Guinea holds position #142 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and The Maldives is #163 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Papua New Guinea is better than position of The Maldives.

Referencies:

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

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

   The Maldives	'Citable documents' value is	85
   Papua New Guinea	'Citable documents' value is	258