Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, India or Malta?

India, at 0.4907 index against 0.4784 index in Malta as of 2019.

What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between India and Malta?

0.0123 index, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malta?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

India vs Malta: Comparative advantage in environmental goods

India

0.4907 index

in 2019

Malta

0.4784 index

in 2019

India rank

54th

Malta rank

57th

Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time

India
Malta

How they compare

India currently reports 0.4907 index against 0.4784 index in Malta, a difference of 0.0123 index.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was India ahead.

India ranks 54th and Malta ranks 57th of 163 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3217 index	0.2932 index	0.0285 index	India
2000s	0.4524 index	0.3553 index	0.0971 index	India
2010s	0.491 index	0.3732 index	0.1177 index	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, India or Malta?: India, at 0.4907 index against 0.4784 index in Malta as of 2019.
What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between India and Malta?: 0.0123 index, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malta?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do India and Malta rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?: India ranks 54th 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

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.