Colombia vs Guinea: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Colombia
- Guinea
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.1207 index against 0.116 index in Guinea, a difference of 0.0047 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Guinea ahead.
Colombia ranks 109th and Guinea ranks 112th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1877 index | 3.92 index | 3.73 index | Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.234 index | 1.54 index | 1.31 index | Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.1565 index | 0.0721 index | 0.0844 index | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Colombia or Guinea?
- Colombia, at 0.1207 index against 0.116 index in Guinea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Colombia and Guinea?
- 0.0047 index, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guinea?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
- How do Colombia and Guinea rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Colombia ranks 109th and Guinea ranks 112th 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.