India vs Vietnam: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- India
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.5516 index against 0.4907 index in India, a difference of 0.0609 index.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
India ranks 54th and Vietnam ranks 51st of 163 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4524 index | 0.1806 index | 0.2718 index | India |
| 2010s | 0.491 index | 0.4222 index | 0.0688 index | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, India or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.5516 index against 0.4907 index in India as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between India and Vietnam?
- 0.0609 index, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Vietnam?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do India and Vietnam rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- India ranks 54th 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.