Cote d'Ivoire vs Ghana: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0988 index against 0.0892 index in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.0096 index.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 118th and Ghana ranks 116th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8826 index | 0.0857 index | 0.7969 index | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 0.1615 index | 0.3842 index | 0.2227 index | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.1951 index | 0.2315 index | 0.0364 index | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Cote d'Ivoire or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.0988 index against 0.0892 index in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 0.0096 index, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 118th and Ghana ranks 116th 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.