Afghanistan vs Malta: Extensive Margin, Theil index

Afghanistan
1.05
in 2014
Malta
0.9539
in 2014
Afghanistan rank
17th
Malta rank
18th

Extensive Margin, Theil index over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Malta
00.511.522.5196219882014

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.05 against 0.9539 in Malta, a difference of 0.0961.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 17th and Malta ranks 18th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 2.15 0.5649 1.59 Afghanistan
1970s 1.36 0.3745 0.9867 Afghanistan
1980s 1.98 0.509 1.47 Afghanistan
1990s 1.37 0.813 0.559 Afghanistan
2000s 0.9578 0.893 0.0648 Afghanistan
2010s 1.01 0.9841 0.025 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher extensive margin, theil index, Afghanistan or Malta?
Afghanistan, at 1.05 against 0.9539 in Malta as of 2014.
What is the difference in extensive margin, theil index between Afghanistan and Malta?
0.0961, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malta?
53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
How do Afghanistan and Malta rank globally for extensive margin, theil index?
Afghanistan ranks 17th and Malta ranks 18th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Extensive Margin, 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
Extensive Margin, 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.