What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Russia and United Arab Emirates?

0.0021 index, with Russia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United Arab Emirates?

10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.

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.

Russia vs United Arab Emirates: Comparative advantage in environmental goods

Russia

0.2289 index

in 2019

United Arab Emirates

0.2268 index

in 2018

Russia rank

91st

United Arab Emirates rank

92nd

Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time

Russia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.2289 index against 0.2268 index in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0021 index.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 91st and United Arab Emirates ranks 92nd of 163 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2361 index	0.1402 index	0.096 index	Russia
2010s	0.2564 index	0.174 index	0.0824 index	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Russia or United Arab Emirates?: Russia, at 0.2289 index against 0.2268 index in United Arab Emirates as of 2019.
What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Russia and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0021 index, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United Arab Emirates?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Russia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?: Russia ranks 91st and United Arab Emirates ranks 92nd 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: 10 August 2026

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.