Mauritania vs Qatar: Comparative advantage in environmental goods

Mauritania
0.0001 index
in 2019
Qatar
0.0002 index
in 2019
Mauritania rank
163rd
Qatar rank
161st

Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time

  • Mauritania
  • Qatar
00.050.10.150.2200020092019

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0002 index against 0.0001 index in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0001 index.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.6 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Qatar ahead.

Mauritania ranks 163rd and Qatar ranks 161st of 163 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Mauritania or Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.0002 index against 0.0001 index in Mauritania as of 2019.
What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Mauritania and Qatar?
0.0001 index, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Qatar?
8 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2019.
How do Mauritania and Qatar rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
Mauritania ranks 163rd 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

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

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.