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

0.0221 index, with Syria ahead.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2010.

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 Syria: Comparative advantage in environmental goods

Dominican Republic

0.3688 index

in 2018

Syria

0.3909 index

in 2010

Dominican Republic rank

70th

Syria rank

67th

Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time

Dominican Republic
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.3909 index against 0.3688 index in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0221 index.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 70th and Syria ranks 67th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Syria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.1787 index	0.2096 index	0.0309 index	Syria
2010s	0.1659 index	0.3909 index	0.2249 index	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Dominican Republic or Syria?: Syria, at 0.3909 index against 0.3688 index in Dominican Republic as of 2010.
What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Dominican Republic and Syria?: 0.0221 index, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Syria?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2010.
How do Dominican Republic and Syria rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?: Dominican Republic ranks 70th and Syria ranks 67th 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.