Statement:
In American Samoa scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Kazakhstan

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating American Samoa holds position #192 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Kazakhstan is #68 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of American Samoa is worse than position of Kazakhstan.

Referencies:

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

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

   American Samoa	'Citable documents' value is	8
   Kazakhstan	'Citable documents' value is	5,585