Malawi vs Nigeria: Intensive Margin, Theil index
Malawi
4.78
in 2014
Nigeria
4.84
in 2014
Malawi rank
23rd
Nigeria rank
21st
Intensive Margin, Theil index over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.84 against 4.78 in Malawi, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Nigeria ahead.
Malawi ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 21st of 189 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.39 | 3.09 | 0.7062 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 4.34 | 4.87 | 0.5278 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 4.61 | 5.3 | 0.6885 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 4.75 | 5.15 | 0.3983 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 4.58 | 5.14 | 0.5562 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.62 | 4.85 | 0.2277 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher intensive margin, theil index, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 4.84 against 4.78 in Malawi as of 2014.
- What is the difference in intensive margin, theil index between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0.06, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for intensive margin, theil index?
- Malawi ranks 23rd 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.