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

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Tonga holds position #186 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Uruguay is #86 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Tonga is worse than position of Uruguay.

Referencies:

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

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

   Tonga	'Citable documents' value is	24
   Uruguay	'Citable documents' value is	2,238