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

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Samoa holds position #164 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Niger is #145 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Samoa is worse than position of Niger.

Referencies:

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

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

   Niger	'Citable documents' value is	215
   Samoa	'Citable documents' value is	83