Bahamas vs El Salvador: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Bahamas
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.6059 index against 0.5585 index in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0474 index.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 50th and El Salvador ranks 48th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 index | 0.6283 index | 0.4974 index | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 0.2661 index | 0.8002 index | 0.5341 index | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.3679 index | 0.7357 index | 0.3678 index | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Bahamas or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.6059 index against 0.5585 index in Bahamas as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Bahamas and El Salvador?
- 0.0474 index, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and El Salvador?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Bahamas and El Salvador rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Bahamas ranks 50th and El Salvador ranks 48th 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.
Individual pages
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.