What is the difference in inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?

0.02, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

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

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.

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

Tanzania, United Republic of

0.38

in 2020

Zambia

0.36

in 2020

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

11th

Zambia rank

14th

Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita over time

Tanzania, United Republic of
Zambia

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 0.38 against 0.36 in Zambia, a difference of 0.02.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

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

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 14th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania, United Republic of	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.344	0.35	0.006	Zambia
2010s	0.36	0.35	0.01	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	0.38	0.36	0.02	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita, Tanzania, United Republic of or Zambia?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 0.38 against 0.36 in Zambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?: 0.02, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia rank globally for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?: Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 14th 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.