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

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Portugal holds position #28 2021 out of 206 and New Zealand is #44 out of 206 2021.
Position of Portugal is better than position of New Zealand.

Referencies:

  1. Citatable Scientific Publications 2021 by Scimago Journal & Country Rank
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.
    New Zealand 'Citable documents' value is 17,833
    Portugal 'Citable documents' value is 32,534