What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Macao and Niger?

0.0039 index, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Niger?

19 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.

Macao vs Niger: Comparative advantage in environmental goods

Macao

0.0252 index

in 2019

Niger

0.0291 index

in 2018

Macao rank

149th

Niger rank

148th

Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time

Macao
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.0291 index against 0.0252 index in Macao, a difference of 0.0039 index.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Macao's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Macao ahead.

Macao ranks 149th and Niger ranks 148th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Macao	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0717 index	0.0365 index	0.0352 index	Macao
2000s	0.1895 index	0.0303 index	0.1592 index	Macao
2010s	0.0884 index	0.049 index	0.0395 index	Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Macao or Niger?: Niger, at 0.0291 index against 0.0252 index in Macao as of 2018.
What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Macao and Niger?: 0.0039 index, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Niger?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Macao and Niger rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?: Macao ranks 149th and Niger ranks 148th 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.