Statement:
In Vanuatu scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Syria

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Vanuatu holds position #177 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Syria is #103 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Vanuatu is worse than position of Syria.

Referencies:

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

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

   Syria	'Citable documents' value is	976
   Vanuatu	'Citable documents' value is	49