Statement:
The Democratic Republic of the Congo produces less carbon dioxide than Papua New Guinea

In the Carbon dioxide emissions rating The Democratic Republic of the Congo holds position #145 ²⁰¹⁹ out of 201 and Papua New Guinea is #125 out of 201 ²⁰¹⁹.
Position of The Democratic Republic of the Congo is better than position of Papua New Guinea.

Referencies:

1. Carbon dioxide emissions ²⁰¹⁹ by CIA

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Tons of CO2' in descending order.

   The Democratic Republic of the Congo	'Tons of CO2' value is	2,653,000
   Papua New Guinea	'Tons of CO2' value is	6,491,000