Aruba vs Madagascar: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Aruba
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.0421 index against 0.037 index in Aruba, a difference of 0.0051 index.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Aruba's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 143rd and Madagascar ranks 140th of 163 countries.
Aruba has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2543 index | 0.1676 index | 0.0867 index | Aruba |
| 2010s | 0.1175 index | 0.0922 index | 0.0253 index | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Aruba or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.0421 index against 0.037 index in Aruba as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Aruba and Madagascar?
- 0.0051 index, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Madagascar?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Aruba and Madagascar rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Aruba ranks 143rd and Madagascar ranks 140th 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.