What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Aruba and Central African Republic?

0.0002 index, with Aruba ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Central African Republic?

10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.

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.

Aruba vs Central African Republic: Comparative advantage in environmental goods

Aruba

0.037 index

in 2019

Central African Republic

0.0368 index

in 2018

Aruba rank

143rd

Central African Republic rank

144th

Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time

Aruba
Central African Republic

How they compare

Aruba currently reports 0.037 index against 0.0368 index in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0002 index.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Aruba ahead.

Aruba ranks 143rd and Central African Republic ranks 144th of 163 countries.

Aruba has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Aruba	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2334 index	0.0016 index	0.2319 index	Aruba
2010s	0.1264 index	0.0799 index	0.0466 index	Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Aruba or Central African Republic?: Aruba, at 0.037 index against 0.0368 index in Central African Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Aruba and Central African Republic?: 0.0002 index, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Central African Republic?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Aruba and Central African Republic rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?: Aruba ranks 143rd and Central African Republic ranks 144th 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

Indicator: Comparative advantage in environmental goods (index)
Unit: index
Source: IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,076 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.