Costa Rica vs Italy: Extensive Margin, Theil index
Costa Rica
0.0437
in 2014
Italy
0.0477
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
141st
Italy rank
138th
Extensive Margin, Theil index over time
- Costa Rica
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0477 against 0.0437 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.004.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 141st and Italy ranks 138th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.42 | 0.0489 | 1.38 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.18 | 0.0486 | 1.14 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.8743 | 0.0484 | 0.8259 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.3826 | 0.0483 | 0.3344 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0057 | 0.0481 | 0.0424 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.0568 | 0.0476 | 0.0092 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher extensive margin, theil index, Costa Rica or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.0477 against 0.0437 in Costa Rica as of 2014.
- What is the difference in extensive margin, theil index between Costa Rica and Italy?
- 0.004, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
- How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for extensive margin, theil index?
- Costa Rica ranks 141st and Italy ranks 138th 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.