Which has higher extensive margin, theil index, Japan or Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?

Mauritania, Islamic Republic of, at 0.0868 against 0.0846 in Japan as of 2014.

What is the difference in extensive margin, theil index between Japan and Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?

0.0022, with Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?

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.

Japan vs Mauritania, Islamic Republic of: Extensive Margin, Theil index

Japan

0.0846

in 2014

Mauritania, Islamic Republic of

0.0868

in 2014

Japan rank

114th

Mauritania, Islamic Republic of rank

112th

Extensive Margin, Theil index over time

Japan
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of

How they compare

Mauritania, Islamic Republic of currently reports 0.0868 against 0.0846 in Japan, a difference of 0.0022.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Japan ranks 114th and Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 112th of 189 countries.

Mauritania, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Mauritania, Islamic Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0847	0.5617	0.477	Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
1970s	0.0838	0.1405	0.0567	Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
1980s	0.0846	0.2397	0.1551	Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
1990s	0.0848	0.2205	0.1357	Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
2000s	0.0836	0.1022	0.0186	Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
2010s	0.0845	0.1166	0.0321	Mauritania, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher extensive margin, theil index, Japan or Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?: Mauritania, Islamic Republic of, at 0.0868 against 0.0846 in Japan as of 2014.
What is the difference in extensive margin, theil index between Japan and Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?: 0.0022, with Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
How do Japan and Mauritania, Islamic Republic of rank globally for extensive margin, theil index?: Japan ranks 114th and Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 112th 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.