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

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Saudi Arabia holds position #21 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Spain is #12 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Saudi Arabia is worse 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.

   Saudi Arabia	'Citable documents' value is	46,932
   Spain	'Citable documents' value is	113,361