Algeria vs Nigeria: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Algeria
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0016 index against 0.0002 index in Algeria, a difference of 0.0014 index.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 10.3 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 162nd and Nigeria ranks 159th of 163 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0723 index | 0.0035 index | 0.0687 index | Algeria |
| 2000s | 0.05 index | 0.0189 index | 0.0311 index | Algeria |
| 2010s | 0.0864 index | 0.0249 index | 0.0615 index | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Algeria or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0016 index against 0.0002 index in Algeria as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Algeria and Nigeria?
- 0.0014 index, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Algeria ranks 162nd and Nigeria ranks 159th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations, published as Comparative advantage in environmental goods (index). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Environmental goods include both goods connected to environmental protection—such as goods related to pollution management and resource management—and adapted goods—which are goods that have been specifically modified to be more “environmentally friendly” or “cleaner.” Comparative advantage is a measure of the relative advantage or disadvantage a particular country has in a certain class of goods (in this case, environmental goods), and can be used to evaluate export potential in that class of goods. Environmental goods include both goods connected to environmental protection—such as goods related to pollution management and resource management—and adapted goods—which are goods that have been specifically modified to be more “environmentally friendly” or “cleaner.” A value greater than one indicates a relative advantage in environmental goods, while a value of less than one indicates a relative disadvantage.