Statement:
In Saudi Arabia scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Laos

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Saudi Arabia holds position #21 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Laos is #134 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Saudi Arabia is better than position of Laos.

Referencies:

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

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

   Laos	'Citable documents' value is	335
   Saudi Arabia	'Citable documents' value is	46,932