Benin vs Samoa: Intensive Margin, Theil index
Benin
2.76
in 2014
Samoa
2.79
in 2014
Benin rank
111th
Samoa rank
110th
Intensive Margin, Theil index over time
- Benin
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2.79 against 2.76 in Benin, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 111th and Samoa ranks 110th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.88 | 1.21 | 1.68 | Benin |
| 1970s | 3.49 | 1.72 | 1.77 | Benin |
| 1980s | 3.74 | 3.2 | 0.541 | Benin |
| 1990s | 3.82 | 4.62 | 0.8008 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 3.51 | 4 | 0.4919 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 3.12 | 3.16 | 0.0376 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher intensive margin, theil index, Benin or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 2.79 against 2.76 in Benin as of 2014.
- What is the difference in intensive margin, theil index between Benin and Samoa?
- 0.03, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Samoa?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
- How do Benin and Samoa rank globally for intensive margin, theil index?
- Benin ranks 111th and Samoa ranks 110th 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
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.