Which has higher extensive margin, theil index, Ghana or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 0.0687 against 0.0682 in Ghana as of 2014.

What is the difference in extensive margin, theil index between Ghana and Switzerland?

0.0005, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Switzerland?

53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.

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.

Ghana vs Switzerland: Extensive Margin, Theil index

Ghana

0.0682

in 2014

Switzerland

0.0687

in 2014

Ghana rank

124th

Switzerland rank

123rd

Extensive Margin, Theil index over time

Ghana
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0687 against 0.0682 in Ghana, a difference of 0.0005.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 124th and Switzerland ranks 123rd of 189 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9628	0.0691	0.8937	Ghana
1970s	0.6368	0.0684	0.5684	Ghana
1980s	0.4019	0.0677	0.3343	Ghana
1990s	0.5264	0.0673	0.4591	Ghana
2000s	0.7046	0.0675	0.6371	Ghana
2010s	0.2692	0.0677	0.2015	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher extensive margin, theil index, Ghana or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.0687 against 0.0682 in Ghana as of 2014.
What is the difference in extensive margin, theil index between Ghana and Switzerland?: 0.0005, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Switzerland?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
How do Ghana and Switzerland rank globally for extensive margin, theil index?: Ghana ranks 124th and Switzerland ranks 123rd 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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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: 19 August 2026

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.