Statement:
In France scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Spain

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating France holds position #10 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Spain is #12 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of France is better than position of Spain.

Referencies:

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

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

   France	'Citable documents' value is	116,720
   Spain	'Citable documents' value is	113,361