Statement:
In Portugal scientists published less significant scientific articles than in France

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Portugal holds position #28 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and France is #10 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Portugal is worse than position of France.

Referencies:

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

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

   France	'Citable documents' value is	116,720
   Portugal	'Citable documents' value is	32,534