Iran vs Nigeria: Extensive Margin, Theil index
Iran
0.7753
in 2014
Nigeria
0.7767
in 2014
Iran rank
25th
Nigeria rank
24th
Extensive Margin, Theil index over time
- Iran
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.7767 against 0.7753 in Iran, a difference of 0.0014.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 24th of 189 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.31 | 0.7844 | 0.5267 | Iran |
| 1970s | 1.29 | 0.7908 | 0.5037 | Iran |
| 1980s | 1.33 | 0.7886 | 0.5401 | Iran |
| 1990s | 1.17 | 0.7697 | 0.3998 | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.9789 | 0.7751 | 0.2037 | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.8271 | 0.7726 | 0.0545 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher extensive margin, theil index, Iran or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.7767 against 0.7753 in Iran as of 2014.
- What is the difference in extensive margin, theil index between Iran and Nigeria?
- 0.0014, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Nigeria?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
- How do Iran and Nigeria rank globally for extensive margin, theil index?
- Iran ranks 25th 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
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.