Which has higher inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita, Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Nigeria, at 0.39 against 0.38 in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2020.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?

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.

Nigeria vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita

Nigeria

0.39

in 2020

Tanzania, United Republic of

0.38

in 2020

Nigeria rank

9th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

11th

Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita over time

Nigeria
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.39 against 0.38 in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Nigeria ranks 9th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.28	0.344	0.064	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	0.28	0.36	0.08	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	0.39	0.38	0.01	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita, Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Nigeria, at 0.39 against 0.38 in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2020.
What is the difference in inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.01, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?: Nigeria ranks 9th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th 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.