Algeria vs Burkina Faso: Extensive Margin, Theil index
Extensive Margin, Theil index over time
- Algeria
- Burkina Faso
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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About this data
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.