Statement:
In Sri Lanka scientists published more significant scientific articles than in The Maldives

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Sri Lanka holds position #75 2021 out of 206 and The Maldives is #163 out of 206 2021.
Position of Sri Lanka is better than position of The Maldives.

Referencies:

  1. Citatable Scientific Publications 2021 by Scimago Journal & Country Rank
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.
    The Maldives 'Citable documents' value is 85
    Sri Lanka 'Citable documents' value is 3,704