What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Jordan and Saint Kitts and Nevis?

0.0119 index, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Saint Kitts and Nevis?

19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

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.

Jordan vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Comparative advantage in environmental goods

Jordan

0.2896 index

in 2019

Saint Kitts and Nevis

0.3015 index

in 2017

Jordan rank

79th

Saint Kitts and Nevis rank

76th

Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time

Jordan
Saint Kitts and Nevis

How they compare

Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 0.3015 index against 0.2896 index in Jordan, a difference of 0.0119 index.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 79th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 76th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.2734 index	0.1242 index	0.1492 index	Jordan
2000s	0.3504 index	0.2004 index	0.15 index	Jordan
2010s	0.2834 index	0.0893 index	0.1941 index	Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Jordan or Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 0.3015 index against 0.2896 index in Jordan as of 2017.
What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Jordan and Saint Kitts and Nevis?: 0.0119 index, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Saint Kitts and Nevis?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Jordan and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?: Jordan ranks 79th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 76th 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.