Which has higher intensive margin, theil index, France or United States of America?

United States of America, at 1.72 against 1.68 in France as of 2014.

What is the difference in intensive margin, theil index between France and United States of America?

0.04, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States of America?

53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.

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.

France vs United States of America: Intensive Margin, Theil index

France

1.68

in 2014

United States of America

1.72

in 2014

France rank

181st

United States of America rank

180th

Intensive Margin, Theil index over time

France
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.72 against 1.68 in France, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was United States of America ahead.

France ranks 181st and United States of America ranks 180th of 189 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9839	1.31	0.3228	United States of America
1970s	1.1	1.37	0.2718	United States of America
1980s	1.18	1.4	0.2201	United States of America
1990s	1.37	1.48	0.103	United States of America
2000s	1.57	1.56	0.0189	France
2010s	1.66	1.68	0.0224	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intensive margin, theil index, France or United States of America?: United States of America, at 1.72 against 1.68 in France as of 2014.
What is the difference in intensive margin, theil index between France and United States of America?: 0.04, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States of America?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
How do France and United States of America rank globally for intensive margin, theil index?: France ranks 181st and United States of America ranks 180th 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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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: 19 August 2026

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.