Spain vs Thailand: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Spain
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.7659 index against 0.7422 index in Spain, a difference of 0.0237 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 39th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7555 index | 0.4264 index | 0.3291 index | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.8368 index | 0.6953 index | 0.1415 index | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.7985 index | 0.8263 index | 0.0278 index | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Spain or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.7659 index against 0.7422 index in Spain as of 2019.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Spain and Thailand?
- 0.0237 index, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Thailand?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Spain and Thailand rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Spain ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 39th 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.