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
01234196219882014

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

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.