Costa Rica vs Eswatini: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Costa Rica
- Eswatini
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.3497 index against 0.3462 index in Eswatini, a difference of 0.0035 index.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Eswatini ranks 72nd of 163 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3833 index | 0.3745 index | 0.0088 index | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.4165 index | 0.3702 index | 0.0464 index | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Costa Rica or Eswatini?
- Costa Rica, at 0.3497 index against 0.3462 index in Eswatini as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Costa Rica and Eswatini?
- 0.0035 index, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Eswatini?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Eswatini rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st 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.