Statement:
France produces more carbon dioxide than The Maldives

In the Carbon dioxide emissions rating France holds position #18 ²⁰¹⁹ out of 201 and The Maldives is #150 out of 201 ²⁰¹⁹.
Position of France is worse than position of The Maldives.

Referencies:

1. Carbon dioxide emissions ²⁰¹⁹ by CIA

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

   France	'Tons of CO2' value is	338,425,000
   The Maldives	'Tons of CO2' value is	2,286,000