Samoa vs Tuvalu: Extensive Margin, Theil index
Samoa
0.0072
in 2014
Tuvalu
0.0051
in 2014
Samoa rank
167th
Tuvalu rank
170th
Extensive Margin, Theil index over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0072 against 0.0051 in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.0021.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 167th and Tuvalu ranks 170th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.51 | 0 | 3.51 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 2.33 | 0.4504 | 1.88 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.3416 | 0.0029 | 0.3387 | Samoa |
| 1990s | -0.0012 | 0.0643 | 0.0655 | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 0.0459 | 0.0802 | 0.0343 | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 0.0204 | 0.0067 | 0.0137 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher extensive margin, theil index, Samoa or Tuvalu?
- Samoa, at 0.0072 against 0.0051 in Tuvalu as of 2014.
- What is the difference in extensive margin, theil index between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 0.0021, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
- How do Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for extensive margin, theil index?
- Samoa ranks 167th and Tuvalu ranks 170th 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.