Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Extensive Margin, Theil index
Extensive Margin, Theil index over time
- Cameroon
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0437 against 0.0403 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0034.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Cameroon ranks 143rd and Costa Rica ranks 141st of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 | 1.42 | 0.2311 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.9898 | 1.18 | 0.1939 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0638 | 0.8743 | 0.8105 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.1838 | 0.3826 | 0.1989 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0757 | 0.0057 | 0.0699 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.0862 | 0.0568 | 0.0294 | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher extensive margin, theil index, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0437 against 0.0403 in Cameroon as of 2014.
- What is the difference in extensive margin, theil index between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 0.0034, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
- How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for extensive margin, theil index?
- Cameroon ranks 143rd 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.