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

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating China holds position #1 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Samoa is #164 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of China is better than position of Samoa.

Referencies:

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

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

   China	'Citable documents' value is	841,099
   Samoa	'Citable documents' value is	83