Malaysia vs Netherlands: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Malaysia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.11 index against 0.9806 index in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1294 index.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Netherlands ahead.
Malaysia ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 30th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4274 index | 0.7558 index | 0.3284 index | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.5764 index | 0.7579 index | 0.1816 index | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.9871 index | 0.9837 index | 0.0034 index | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Malaysia or Netherlands?
- Malaysia, at 1.11 index against 0.9806 index in Netherlands as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Malaysia and Netherlands?
- 0.1294 index, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Netherlands?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Malaysia and Netherlands rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Malaysia ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 30th 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.