Statement:
In Vietnam scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Hong Kong

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Vietnam holds position #45 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Hong Kong is #34 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Vietnam is worse than position of Hong Kong.

Referencies:

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

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

   Hong Kong	'Citable documents' value is	27,304
   Vietnam	'Citable documents' value is	17,636