Namibia vs Panama: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Namibia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.2082 index against 0.1904 index in Namibia, a difference of 0.0178 index.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Namibia ranks 99th and Panama ranks 96th of 163 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1245 index | 0.39 index | 0.2656 index | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.1477 index | 0.2052 index | 0.0575 index | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Namibia or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.2082 index against 0.1904 index in Namibia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Namibia and Panama?
- 0.0178 index, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Panama?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Namibia and Panama rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Namibia ranks 99th and Panama ranks 96th 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.