Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.25 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Cape Verde, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.25 for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.26 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 98th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.25 | — |
| 2001 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.26 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.25 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.258 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.259 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 11.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6792 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,937 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 66.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 385,285 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5562 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,224 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 320,403 constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Cape Verde?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Cape Verde was 0.25 in 2020, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.26 in 2002.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 98th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.