Cameroon vs Mauritania: Export Diversification, Theil index

Cameroon
4.53
in 2014
Mauritania
4.51
in 2014
Cameroon rank
49th
Mauritania rank
50th

Export Diversification, Theil index over time

  • Cameroon
  • Mauritania
0246196219882014

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 4.53 against 4.51 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Mauritania ahead.

Cameroon ranks 49th and Mauritania ranks 50th of 189 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 4.07 5.84 1.77 Mauritania
1970s 4 5.56 1.56 Mauritania
1980s 4.36 4.92 0.5615 Mauritania
1990s 4.05 4.78 0.7355 Mauritania
2000s 4.22 4.69 0.4683 Mauritania
2010s 4.28 4.77 0.4915 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher export diversification, theil index, Cameroon or Mauritania?
Cameroon, at 4.53 against 4.51 in Mauritania as of 2014.
What is the difference in export diversification, theil index between Cameroon and Mauritania?
0.02, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mauritania?
53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
How do Cameroon and Mauritania rank globally for export diversification, theil index?
Cameroon ranks 49th and Mauritania ranks 50th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Export Diversification, Theil index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Export Diversification, Theil index
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
189 places, 10,017 data points, 1962–2014
Last refreshed

Covers 200 countries with data from 1962 to 2014. It has three main indicators: the Export Diversification Index, which can be disaggregated into sub-indices covering the Extensive Margin and the Intensive Margin. As these are Theil indices, higher values for all three correspond to lower export diversification.