Cape Verde vs South Asia: Coal rents

Cape Verde
17.2%
in 2021
South Asia
1.1%
in 2021
Cape Verde rank
1st
South Asia rank
1st

Coal rents over time

  • Cape Verde
  • South Asia
0204060197119962021

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 17.2% against 1.1% in South Asia, a difference of 16.1%.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 15.7 times South Asia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 1st and South Asia ranks 1st of 200 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde South Asia Difference Ahead
1980s 63.2% 0.5% 62.7% Cape Verde
1990s 33.7% 0.6% 33.1% Cape Verde
2000s 25.2% 1.0% 24.2% Cape Verde
2010s 18.1% 1.0% 17.0% Cape Verde
2020s 14.1% 0.8% 13.3% Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal rents, Cape Verde or South Asia?
Cape Verde, at 17.2% against 1.1% in South Asia as of 2021.
What is the difference in coal rents between Cape Verde and South Asia?
16.1%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and South Asia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
How do Cape Verde and South Asia rank globally for coal rents?
Cape Verde ranks 1st and South Asia ranks 1st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Coal rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Coal rents (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 10,672 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Coal rents are the difference between the value of both hard and soft coal production at world prices and their total costs of production.