Tanzania vs Thailand: Comparative advantage in environmental goods
Comparative advantage in environmental goods over time
- Tanzania
- Thailand
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.8088 index against 0.7659 index in Thailand, a difference of 0.0429 index.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Tanzania ranks 37th and Thailand ranks 39th of 163 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0725 index | 0.4264 index | 0.3539 index | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.113 index | 0.6953 index | 0.5824 index | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.2866 index | 0.8331 index | 0.5464 index | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparative advantage in environmental goods, Tanzania or Thailand?
- Tanzania, at 0.8088 index against 0.7659 index in Thailand as of 2018.
- What is the difference in comparative advantage in environmental goods between Tanzania and Thailand?
- 0.0429 index, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Thailand?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Tanzania and Thailand rank globally for comparative advantage in environmental goods?
- Tanzania ranks 37th 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.