Chile vs Nigeria: Extensive Margin, Theil index

Chile
0.7681
in 2014
Nigeria
0.7767
in 2014
Chile rank
26th
Nigeria rank
24th

Extensive Margin, Theil index over time

  • Chile
  • Nigeria
00.250.50.751196219882014

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.7767 against 0.7681 in Chile, a difference of 0.0086.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 24th of 189 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 1 0.7844 0.216 Chile
1970s 0.8917 0.7908 0.101 Chile
1980s 0.7874 0.7886 0.0012 Nigeria
1990s 0.709 0.7697 0.0607 Nigeria
2000s 0.7259 0.7751 0.0492 Nigeria
2010s 0.7793 0.7726 0.0068 Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher extensive margin, theil index, Chile or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.7767 against 0.7681 in Chile as of 2014.
What is the difference in extensive margin, theil index between Chile and Nigeria?
0.0086, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Nigeria?
53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
How do Chile and Nigeria rank globally for extensive margin, theil index?
Chile ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 24th 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.