Algeria vs Nigeria: Intensive Margin, Theil index

Algeria
4.75
in 2014
Nigeria
4.84
in 2014
Algeria rank
24th
Nigeria rank
21st

Intensive Margin, Theil index over time

  • Algeria
  • Nigeria
0246196219882014

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4.84 against 4.75 in Algeria, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 189 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 4.14 3.09 1.05 Algeria
1970s 4.97 4.87 0.1015 Algeria
1980s 4.35 5.3 0.9462 Nigeria
1990s 4.11 5.15 1.04 Nigeria
2000s 4.92 5.14 0.2136 Nigeria
2010s 4.78 4.85 0.0696 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intensive margin, theil index, Algeria or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 4.84 against 4.75 in Algeria as of 2014.
What is the difference in intensive margin, theil index between Algeria and Nigeria?
0.09, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for intensive margin, theil index?
Algeria ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Intensive 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
Intensive 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.