El Salvador vs Vietnam: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- El Salvador
- Vietnam
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.6059 index against 0.5516 index in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0543 index.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 48th and Vietnam ranks 51st of 163 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8002 index | 0.1806 index | 0.6196 index | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.7227 index | 0.4222 index | 0.3005 index | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, El Salvador or Vietnam?
- El Salvador, at 0.6059 index against 0.5516 index in Vietnam as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between El Salvador and Vietnam?
- 0.0543 index, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Vietnam?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do El Salvador and Vietnam rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- El Salvador ranks 48th and Vietnam ranks 51st 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.