Statement:
In Uzbekistan scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Costa Rica

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Uzbekistan holds position #78 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Costa Rica is #94 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Uzbekistan is better than position of Costa Rica.

Referencies:

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

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

   Costa Rica	'Citable documents' value is	1,560
   Uzbekistan	'Citable documents' value is	2,978