Croatia vs El Salvador: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Croatia
- El Salvador
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 0.6596 index against 0.6059 index in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0537 index.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 46th and El Salvador ranks 48th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5584 index | 0.6283 index | 0.0699 index | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.7585 index | 0.8002 index | 0.0417 index | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.8221 index | 0.7227 index | 0.0994 index | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Croatia or El Salvador?
- Croatia, at 0.6596 index against 0.6059 index in El Salvador as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Croatia and El Salvador?
- 0.0537 index, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and El Salvador?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Croatia and El Salvador rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Croatia ranks 46th and El Salvador ranks 48th 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.