Belgium vs Costa Rica: Extensive Margin, Theil index
Extensive Margin, Theil index over time
- Belgium
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0437 against 0.0392 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0045.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Belgium ranks 144th and Costa Rica ranks 141st of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 1.42 | 1.42 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0 | 1.18 | 1.18 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.8743 | 0.8743 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0051 | 0.3826 | 0.3776 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0395 | 0.0057 | 0.0338 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.0392 | 0.0568 | 0.0176 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher extensive margin, theil index, Belgium or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0437 against 0.0392 in Belgium as of 2014.
- What is the difference in extensive margin, theil index between Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 0.0045, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
- How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for extensive margin, theil index?
- Belgium ranks 144th and Costa Rica ranks 141st 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.