Madagascar vs Panama: Extensive Margin, Theil index

Madagascar
0.3048
in 2014
Panama
0.3171
in 2014
Madagascar rank
58th
Panama rank
56th

Extensive Margin, Theil index over time

  • Madagascar
  • Panama
0.40.60.81196219882014

How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.3171 against 0.3048 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0123.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 58th and Panama ranks 56th of 189 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9809 0.905 0.0759 Madagascar
1970s 0.8215 0.7738 0.0477 Madagascar
1980s 0.8032 0.7271 0.0761 Madagascar
1990s 0.7303 0.7322 0.0019 Panama
2000s 0.848 0.6768 0.1713 Madagascar
2010s 0.6419 0.4425 0.1994 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher extensive margin, theil index, Madagascar or Panama?
Panama, at 0.3171 against 0.3048 in Madagascar as of 2014.
What is the difference in extensive margin, theil index between Madagascar and Panama?
0.0123, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Panama?
53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
How do Madagascar and Panama rank globally for extensive margin, theil index?
Madagascar ranks 58th and Panama ranks 56th 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

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.