Statement:
In South Africa scientists published more significant scientific articles than in The Democratic Republic of the Congo

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating South Africa holds position #31 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and The Democratic Republic of the Congo is #117 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of South Africa is better than position of The Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Referencies:

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

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

   The Democratic Republic of the Congo	'Citable documents' value is	637
   South Africa	'Citable documents' value is	30,360