Statement:
Puerto Rico produces more carbon dioxide than Papua New Guinea

In the Carbon dioxide emissions rating Puerto Rico holds position #85 ²⁰¹⁹ out of 201 and Papua New Guinea is #125 out of 201 ²⁰¹⁹.
Position of Puerto Rico is worse 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.

   Papua New Guinea	'Tons of CO2' value is	6,491,000
   Puerto Rico	'Tons of CO2' value is	18,999,000