Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China vs Maldives: Extensive Margin, Theil index

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
0.2321
in 2014
Maldives
0.2515
in 2014
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China rank
72nd
Maldives rank
69th

Extensive Margin, Theil index over time

  • Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
  • Maldives
0246196219882014

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.2515 against 0.2321 in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China, a difference of 0.0194.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Maldives ahead.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 72nd and Maldives ranks 69th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2399 0.7495 0.5096 Maldives
1970s 0.2423 0.2969 0.0546 Maldives
1980s 0.234 0.2481 0.0141 Maldives
1990s 0.2312 0.2629 0.0317 Maldives
2000s 0.2225 0.2676 0.0451 Maldives
2010s 0.2296 0.2547 0.025 Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher extensive margin, theil index, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China or Maldives?
Maldives, at 0.2515 against 0.2321 in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China as of 2014.
What is the difference in extensive margin, theil index between Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China and Maldives?
0.0194, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China and Maldives?
53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
How do Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China and Maldives rank globally for extensive margin, theil index?
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 72nd and Maldives ranks 69th 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

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.