Barbados vs Eswatini: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Barbados
- Eswatini
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.3786 index against 0.3462 index in Eswatini, a difference of 0.0324 index.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 69th and Eswatini ranks 72nd of 163 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Eswatini in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7257 index | 0.3745 index | 0.3512 index | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.3672 index | 0.3702 index | 0.003 index | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Barbados or Eswatini?
- Barbados, at 0.3786 index against 0.3462 index in Eswatini as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Barbados and Eswatini?
- 0.0324 index, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Eswatini?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do Barbados and Eswatini rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Barbados ranks 69th and Eswatini ranks 72nd 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.