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

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Tonga holds position #186 2021 out of 206 and The Maldives is #163 out of 206 2021.
Position of Tonga is worse than position of The Maldives.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.
    The Maldives 'Citable documents' value is 85
    Tonga 'Citable documents' value is 24