Cape Verde vs Nigeria: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Cape Verde
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0016 index against 0.0015 index in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0001 index.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 160th and Nigeria ranks 159th of 163 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0836 index | 0.0035 index | 0.0801 index | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.2635 index | 0.0226 index | 0.2409 index | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.0829 index | 0.0215 index | 0.0615 index | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Cape Verde or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0016 index against 0.0015 index in Cape Verde as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Cape Verde and Nigeria?
- 0.0001 index, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Nigeria?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Cape Verde and Nigeria rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Cape Verde ranks 160th and Nigeria ranks 159th 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.