What is the difference in inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita between Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?

0.01, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?

21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita

Afghanistan

0.37

in 2020

Tanzania, United Republic of

0.38

in 2020

Afghanistan rank

12th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

11th

Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita over time

Afghanistan
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 0.38 against 0.37 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.01.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 12th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th of 185 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.277	0.344	0.067	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	0.292	0.36	0.068	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	0.37	0.38	0.01	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita, Afghanistan or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 0.38 against 0.37 in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita between Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.01, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?: Afghanistan ranks 12th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 3,885 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Inequality of food consumption is measured by the coefficient of variation in per capita caloric consumption. Higher values represent larger levels of dietary inequality. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.