Samoa vs United States: Extensive Margin, Theil index
Extensive Margin, Theil index over time
- Samoa
- United States
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0072 against 0.0064 in United States, a difference of 0.0008.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 167th and United States ranks 168th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.51 | 0.0064 | 3.5 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 2.33 | 0.0064 | 2.33 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.3416 | 0.0064 | 0.3352 | Samoa |
| 1990s | -0.0012 | 0.0064 | 0.0076 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.0459 | 0.0064 | 0.0395 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0204 | 0.0064 | 0.014 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher extensive margin, theil index, Samoa or United States?
- Samoa, at 0.0072 against 0.0064 in United States as of 2014.
- What is the difference in extensive margin, theil index between Samoa and United States?
- 0.0008, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United States?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
- How do Samoa and United States rank globally for extensive margin, theil index?
- Samoa ranks 167th and United States ranks 168th 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.