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

Malta, at 0.4784 index against 0.4711 index in Iran as of 2019.

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

0.0073 index, with Malta ahead.

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

17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

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.

Iran vs Malta: Comparative advantage in environmental goods

Iran

0.4711 index

in 2018

Malta

0.4784 index

in 2019

Iran rank

58th

Malta rank

57th

Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time

Iran
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.4784 index against 0.4711 index in Iran, a difference of 0.0073 index.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malta ahead.

Iran ranks 58th and Malta ranks 57th of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0741 index	0.2932 index	0.2191 index	Malta
2000s	0.119 index	0.3182 index	0.1992 index	Malta
2010s	0.503 index	0.3735 index	0.1296 index	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Iran or Malta?: Malta, at 0.4784 index against 0.4711 index in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Iran and Malta?: 0.0073 index, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Malta?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Iran and Malta rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?: Iran ranks 58th 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.