Statement:
In Portugal scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Iraq

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Portugal holds position #28 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Iraq is #47 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Portugal is better than position of Iraq.

Referencies:

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

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

   Iraq	'Citable documents' value is	16,678
   Portugal	'Citable documents' value is	32,534