Algeria vs Burkina Faso: Extensive Margin, Theil index

Algeria
0.5595
in 2014
Burkina Faso
0.6023
in 2014
Algeria rank
34th
Burkina Faso rank
33rd

Extensive Margin, Theil index over time

  • Algeria
  • Burkina Faso
0.511.52196219882014

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.6023 against 0.5595 in Algeria, a difference of 0.0428.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Algeria ranks 34th and Burkina Faso ranks 33rd of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5837 1.86 1.28 Burkina Faso
1970s 0.5685 1.41 0.8428 Burkina Faso
1980s 0.5689 1.25 0.6775 Burkina Faso
1990s 0.5574 1.26 0.7061 Burkina Faso
2000s 0.5645 1.1 0.5312 Burkina Faso
2010s 0.567 1.07 0.5009 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher extensive margin, theil index, Algeria or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 0.6023 against 0.5595 in Algeria as of 2014.
What is the difference in extensive margin, theil index between Algeria and Burkina Faso?
0.0428, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Burkina Faso?
53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
How do Algeria and Burkina Faso rank globally for extensive margin, theil index?
Algeria ranks 34th and Burkina Faso ranks 33rd 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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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.