Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Extensive Margin, Theil index
Maldives
0.2515
in 2014
Sri Lanka
0.243
in 2014
Maldives rank
69th
Sri Lanka rank
70th
Extensive Margin, Theil index over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.2515 against 0.243 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0085.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 69th and Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7495 | 1.57 | 0.8215 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.2969 | 1.41 | 1.11 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.2481 | 0.8853 | 0.6372 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.2629 | 0.4971 | 0.2342 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.2676 | 0.3179 | 0.0503 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.2547 | 0.2242 | 0.0304 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher extensive margin, theil index, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Maldives, at 0.2515 against 0.243 in Sri Lanka as of 2014.
- What is the difference in extensive margin, theil index between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0085, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for extensive margin, theil index?
- Maldives ranks 69th and Sri Lanka ranks 70th 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.