Bahamas vs Philippines: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Bahamas
- Philippines
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 0.5585 index against 0.5294 index in Philippines, a difference of 0.0291 index.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 50th and Philippines ranks 52nd of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 index | 0.1596 index | 0.9662 index | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 0.2661 index | 0.2125 index | 0.0536 index | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 0.3679 index | 0.7335 index | 0.3656 index | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Bahamas or Philippines?
- Bahamas, at 0.5585 index against 0.5294 index in Philippines as of 2018.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Bahamas and Philippines?
- 0.0291 index, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Philippines?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Bahamas and Philippines rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Bahamas ranks 50th and Philippines ranks 52nd 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.