Statement:
In Afghanistan scientists published more significant scientific articles than in American Samoa

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Afghanistan holds position #128 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and American Samoa is #192 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Afghanistan is better than position of American Samoa.

Referencies:

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

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

   Afghanistan	'Citable documents' value is	452
   American Samoa	'Citable documents' value is	8