Libya vs Nigeria: Intensive Margin, Theil index
Libya
4.85
in 2014
Nigeria
4.84
in 2014
Libya rank
18th
Nigeria rank
21st
Intensive Margin, Theil index over time
- Libya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Libya currently reports 4.85 against 4.84 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.63 | 3.09 | 1.53 | Libya |
| 1970s | 4.71 | 4.87 | 0.163 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 4.61 | 5.3 | 0.6932 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 4.5 | 5.15 | 0.6512 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 4.68 | 5.14 | 0.4531 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.81 | 4.85 | 0.0448 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher intensive margin, theil index, Libya or Nigeria?
- Libya, at 4.85 against 4.84 in Nigeria as of 2014.
- What is the difference in intensive margin, theil index between Libya and Nigeria?
- 0.01, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nigeria?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
- How do Libya and Nigeria rank globally for intensive margin, theil index?
- Libya ranks 18th 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
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.