Costa Rica vs Ghana: Intensive Margin, Theil index
Costa Rica
4.02
in 2014
Ghana
4.11
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
46th
Ghana rank
43rd
Intensive Margin, Theil index over time
- Costa Rica
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 4.11 against 4.02 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.09.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Ghana ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 46th and Ghana ranks 43rd of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.88 | 3.86 | 0.9775 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 2.74 | 4.1 | 1.36 | Ghana |
| 1980s | 2.58 | 4.14 | 1.56 | Ghana |
| 1990s | 2.63 | 3.42 | 0.7949 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 3.29 | 3.12 | 0.1719 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.15 | 3.86 | 0.283 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher intensive margin, theil index, Costa Rica or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 4.11 against 4.02 in Costa Rica as of 2014.
- What is the difference in intensive margin, theil index between Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 0.09, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
- How do Costa Rica and Ghana rank globally for intensive margin, theil index?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th and Ghana ranks 43rd 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.