Latvia vs Tunisia: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Latvia
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 0.6703 index against 0.6188 index in Latvia, a difference of 0.0515 index.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 47th and Tunisia ranks 45th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3309 index | 0.2581 index | 0.0728 index | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.6798 index | 0.3911 index | 0.2887 index | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.6588 index | 0.6995 index | 0.0408 index | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Latvia or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 0.6703 index against 0.6188 index in Latvia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Latvia and Tunisia?
- 0.0515 index, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Tunisia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Latvia and Tunisia rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Latvia ranks 47th and Tunisia ranks 45th 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.