Statement:
In Sri Lanka scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Papua New Guinea

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Sri Lanka holds position #75 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Papua New Guinea is #142 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Sri Lanka is better than position of Papua New Guinea.

Referencies:

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

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

   Papua New Guinea	'Citable documents' value is	258
   Sri Lanka	'Citable documents' value is	3,704