Statement:
In Tonga scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Malawi

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Tonga holds position #186 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Malawi is #99 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Tonga is worse than position of Malawi.

Referencies:

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

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

   Malawi	'Citable documents' value is	1,164
   Tonga	'Citable documents' value is	24