Botswana vs Seychelles: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Botswana
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 0.0327 index against 0.0232 index in Botswana, a difference of 0.0095 index.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Seychelles ahead.
Botswana ranks 150th and Seychelles ranks 147th of 163 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0443 index | 0.0211 index | 0.0233 index | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.0397 index | 0.0142 index | 0.0254 index | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Botswana or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 0.0327 index against 0.0232 index in Botswana as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Botswana and Seychelles?
- 0.0095 index, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Seychelles?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
- How do Botswana and Seychelles rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Botswana ranks 150th and Seychelles ranks 147th 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.