Malawi vs Rwanda: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita
Malawi
0.36
in 2020
Rwanda
0.35
in 2020
Malawi rank
14th
Rwanda rank
16th
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malawi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.36 against 0.35 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 14th and Rwanda ranks 16th of 185 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.316 | 0.319 | 0.003 | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.347 | 0.33 | 0.017 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.36 | 0.35 | 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, Malawi or Rwanda?
- Malawi, at 0.36 against 0.35 in Rwanda as of 2020.
- What is the difference in inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita between Malawi and Rwanda?
- 0.01, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Malawi ranks 14th and Rwanda ranks 16th 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.