Statement:
In South Korea scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Latvia

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating South Korea holds position #13 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Latvia is #79 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of South Korea is better than position of Latvia.

Referencies:

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

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

   Latvia	'Citable documents' value is	2,932
   South Korea	'Citable documents' value is	97,947