Barbados vs Syria: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Barbados
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.3909 index against 0.3786 index in Barbados, a difference of 0.0123 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 69th and Syria ranks 67th of 163 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7232 index | 0.2096 index | 0.5136 index | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.6773 index | 0.3909 index | 0.2864 index | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Barbados or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.3909 index against 0.3786 index in Barbados as of 2010.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Barbados and Syria?
- 0.0123 index, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Syria?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2010.
- How do Barbados and Syria rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Barbados ranks 69th and Syria ranks 67th 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.