Malawi vs Uganda: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.1176 index against 0.113 index in Uganda, a difference of 0.0046 index.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 111th and Uganda ranks 113th of 163 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0379 index | 0.0097 index | 0.0282 index | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.128 index | 0.078 index | 0.05 index | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.2824 index | 0.121 index | 0.1614 index | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Malawi or Uganda?
- Malawi, at 0.1176 index against 0.113 index in Uganda as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.0046 index, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Malawi ranks 111th and Uganda ranks 113th 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.