Maldives vs Qatar: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Maldives
- Qatar
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.0024 index against 0.0002 index in Qatar, a difference of 0.0022 index.
That makes Maldives's figure about 12.3 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Qatar ahead.
Maldives ranks 158th and Qatar ranks 161st of 163 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0235 index | 0.0189 index | 0.0046 index | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.001 index | 0.0119 index | 0.0109 index | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Maldives or Qatar?
- Maldives, at 0.0024 index against 0.0002 index in Qatar as of 2018.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Maldives and Qatar?
- 0.0022 index, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Qatar?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
- How do Maldives and Qatar rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Maldives ranks 158th and Qatar ranks 161st 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.