Botswana vs Malawi: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita
Botswana
0.35
in 2020
Malawi
0.36
in 2020
Botswana rank
16th
Malawi rank
14th
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Botswana
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.36 against 0.35 in Botswana, a difference of 0.01.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 16th and Malawi ranks 14th of 185 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.266 | 0.316 | 0.05 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.322 | 0.347 | 0.025 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.01 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita, Botswana or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.36 against 0.35 in Botswana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita between Botswana and Malawi?
- 0.01, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Botswana and Malawi rank globally for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Botswana ranks 16th and Malawi ranks 14th 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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About this data
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.