Mali vs Nigeria: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita
Mali
0.39
in 2020
Nigeria
0.39
in 2020
Mali rank
9th
Nigeria rank
9th
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Mali
- Nigeria
How they compare
Mali currently reports 0.39 against 0.39 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 185 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.287 | 0.28 | 0.007 | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0.28 | 0.02 | Mali |
| 2020s | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita, Mali or Nigeria?
- Mali, at 0.39 against 0.39 in Nigeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita between Mali and Nigeria?
- 0, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Mali ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 9th 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.