Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita
Mauritania
0.32
in 2020
Sierra Leone
0.33
in 2020
Mauritania rank
27th
Sierra Leone rank
24th
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.33 against 0.32 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.01.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 27th and Sierra Leone ranks 24th of 185 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.293 | 0.349 | 0.056 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.309 | 0.33 | 0.021 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.01 | Sierra Leone |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone?
- 0.01, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 27th and Sierra Leone 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.