Burkina Faso vs Mali: Extensive Margin, Theil index

Burkina Faso
0.6023
in 2014
Mali
0.642
in 2014
Burkina Faso rank
33rd
Mali rank
32nd

Extensive Margin, Theil index over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
0.511.52196219882014

How they compare

Mali currently reports 0.642 against 0.6023 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0397.

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

The two have swapped places 18 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Mali ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Mali ranks 32nd of 189 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 1.86 1.78 0.0879 Burkina Faso
1970s 1.41 1.26 0.1561 Burkina Faso
1980s 1.25 1.57 0.3264 Mali
1990s 1.26 1.34 0.0762 Mali
2000s 1.1 1.09 0.003 Burkina Faso
2010s 1.07 0.6498 0.418 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher extensive margin, theil index, Burkina Faso or Mali?
Mali, at 0.642 against 0.6023 in Burkina Faso as of 2014.
What is the difference in extensive margin, theil index between Burkina Faso and Mali?
0.0397, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for extensive margin, theil index?
Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Mali ranks 32nd 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.