Which has higher intensive margin, theil index, Guinea-Bissau or Niger?

Niger, at 5.19 against 5.1 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2014.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Niger?

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Niger: Intensive Margin, Theil index

Guinea-Bissau

5.1

in 2014

Niger

5.19

in 2014

Guinea-Bissau rank

13th

Niger rank

11th

Intensive Margin, Theil index over time

Guinea-Bissau
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 5.19 against 5.1 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Niger ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 13th and Niger ranks 11th of 189 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.06	3.5	1.44	Niger
1970s	2.19	4.1	1.91	Niger
1980s	3.35	5.61	2.26	Niger
1990s	4.04	4.99	0.947	Niger
2000s	5.15	4.33	0.8217	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	4.93	5.25	0.3215	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intensive margin, theil index, Guinea-Bissau or Niger?: Niger, at 5.19 against 5.1 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2014.
What is the difference in intensive margin, theil index between Guinea-Bissau and Niger?: 0.09, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Niger?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Niger rank globally for intensive margin, theil index?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 13th and Niger ranks 11th 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.