What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Dominican Republic and Moldova?

0.0202 index, with Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Moldova?

18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Moldova: Comparative advantage in environmental goods

Dominican Republic

0.3688 index

in 2018

Moldova

0.389 index

in 2019

Dominican Republic rank

70th

Moldova rank

68th

Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time

Dominican Republic
Moldova

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 0.389 index against 0.3688 index in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0202 index.

That makes Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Moldova ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 70th and Moldova ranks 68th of 163 countries.

Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Moldova	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.1787 index	0.5109 index	0.3322 index	Moldova
2010s	0.3865 index	0.4648 index	0.0783 index	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Dominican Republic or Moldova?: Moldova, at 0.389 index against 0.3688 index in Dominican Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Dominican Republic and Moldova?: 0.0202 index, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Moldova?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Dominican Republic and Moldova rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?: Dominican Republic ranks 70th and Moldova ranks 68th 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

Indicator: Comparative advantage in environmental goods (index)
Unit: index
Source: IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,076 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.