Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Extensive Margin, Theil index

Cameroon
0.0403
in 2014
Costa Rica
0.0437
in 2014
Cameroon rank
143rd
Costa Rica rank
141st

Extensive Margin, Theil index over time

  • Cameroon
  • Costa Rica
00.511.52196219882014

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

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.