What is the difference in inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Thailand?

0, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Thailand?

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.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Thailand: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

0.26

in 2020

Thailand

0.26

in 2020

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

88th

Thailand rank

88th

Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita over time

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Thailand

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 0.26 against 0.26 in Thailand, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Thailand ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 88th and Thailand ranks 88th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.25	0.265	0.015	Thailand
2010s	0.26	0.239	0.021	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	0.26	0.26	0	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Thailand?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 0.26 against 0.26 in Thailand as of 2020.
What is the difference in inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Thailand?: 0, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Thailand?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Thailand rank globally for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 88th and Thailand ranks 88th 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.