Kenya vs Namibia: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.2023 index against 0.1904 index in Namibia, a difference of 0.0119 index.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 98th and Namibia ranks 99th of 163 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3531 index | 0.1245 index | 0.2286 index | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.3152 index | 0.1516 index | 0.1636 index | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Kenya or Namibia?
- Kenya, at 0.2023 index against 0.1904 index in Namibia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0.0119 index, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Kenya ranks 98th and Namibia ranks 99th 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.