Mauritania vs Namibia: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita
Mauritania
0.32
in 2020
Namibia
0.33
in 2020
Mauritania rank
27th
Namibia rank
24th
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.33 against 0.32 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 27th and Namibia ranks 24th of 185 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.293 | 0.261 | 0.032 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.309 | 0.306 | 0.003 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.01 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita, Mauritania or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.33 against 0.32 in Mauritania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita between Mauritania and Namibia?
- 0.01, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 27th and Namibia ranks 24th 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.