Spain vs Tanzania: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Spain
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.8088 index against 0.7422 index in Spain, a difference of 0.0666 index.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 40th and Tanzania ranks 37th of 163 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7555 index | 0.0725 index | 0.683 index | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.8368 index | 0.113 index | 0.7239 index | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.8048 index | 0.2866 index | 0.5181 index | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Spain or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.8088 index against 0.7422 index in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Spain and Tanzania?
- 0.0666 index, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Tanzania?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Spain and Tanzania rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Spain ranks 40th and Tanzania ranks 37th 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.