Ethiopia vs Gambia: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.0439 index against 0.042 index in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0019 index.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Gambia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 141st and Gambia ranks 138th of 163 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0015 index | 0.0261 index | 0.0246 index | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.0229 index | 0.1764 index | 0.1535 index | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.0566 index | 0.2115 index | 0.1548 index | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Ethiopia or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.0439 index against 0.042 index in Ethiopia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 0.0019 index, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Ethiopia and Gambia rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Ethiopia ranks 141st and Gambia ranks 138th 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.