Statement:
South Korea produces more carbon dioxide than Sao Tome and Principe

In the Carbon dioxide emissions rating South Korea holds position #7 ²⁰¹⁹ out of 201 and Sao Tome and Principe is #192 out of 201 ²⁰¹⁹.
Position of South Korea is worse than position of Sao Tome and Principe.

Referencies:

1. Carbon dioxide emissions ²⁰¹⁹ by CIA

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

   Sao Tome and Principe	'Tons of CO2' value is	173,000
   South Korea	'Tons of CO2' value is	686,954,000