Paraguay vs South Africa: Extensive Margin, Theil index
Extensive Margin, Theil index over time
- Paraguay
- South Africa
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.2234 against 0.2093 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0141.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 73rd and South Africa ranks 76th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.75 | 0.4043 | 1.34 | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 1.08 | 0.2791 | 0.7962 | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 0.5465 | 0.1473 | 0.3992 | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.2799 | 0.1174 | 0.1625 | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.0638 | 0.1017 | 0.0379 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0833 | 0.1896 | 0.1063 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher extensive margin, theil index, Paraguay or South Africa?
- Paraguay, at 0.2234 against 0.2093 in South Africa as of 2014.
- What is the difference in extensive margin, theil index between Paraguay and South Africa?
- 0.0141, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and South Africa?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
- How do Paraguay and South Africa rank globally for extensive margin, theil index?
- Paraguay ranks 73rd and South Africa ranks 76th 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.