Statement:
In Saudi Arabia scientists published less significant scientific articles than in South Korea

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Saudi Arabia holds position #21 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and South Korea is #13 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Saudi Arabia is worse than position of South Korea.

Referencies:

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

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

   Saudi Arabia	'Citable documents' value is	46,932
   South Korea	'Citable documents' value is	97,947