Guinea vs Malawi: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Guinea
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.1176 index against 0.116 index in Guinea, a difference of 0.0016 index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 112th and Malawi ranks 111th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.92 index | 0.0379 index | 3.88 index | Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.54 index | 0.1097 index | 1.43 index | Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0721 index | 0.3063 index | 0.2342 index | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Guinea or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.1176 index against 0.116 index in Guinea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Guinea and Malawi?
- 0.0016 index, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Malawi?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
- How do Guinea and Malawi rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Guinea ranks 112th and Malawi ranks 111th 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.