Greece vs Malta: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Greece
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.4784 index against 0.4619 index in Greece, a difference of 0.0165 index.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 60th and Malta ranks 57th of 163 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5614 index | 0.2932 index | 0.2682 index | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.5221 index | 0.3553 index | 0.1668 index | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.449 index | 0.3732 index | 0.0758 index | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Greece or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.4784 index against 0.4619 index in Greece as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Greece and Malta?
- 0.0165 index, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Malta?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Greece and Malta rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Greece ranks 60th and Malta ranks 57th 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.