Statement:
In Benin scientists published less significant scientific articles than in South Africa

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Benin holds position #109 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and South Africa is #31 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Benin is worse than position of South Africa.

Referencies:

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

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

   Benin	'Citable documents' value is	875
   South Africa	'Citable documents' value is	30,360