Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.26 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 0.26. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 0.26 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 2000.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 88th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.25 | — |
| 2001 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.26 | +4.0% |
| 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 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 52,947 (2027)
- Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.083 (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita 0.024 (2025)
- Share of imports by region of origin 99.91 million current US$ (2024)
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita 99.0% (2024)
- Where China ranks among a country’s import partners 1 rank (2024)
- Imports by region of origin 99.91 million current US$ (2024)
- Foreign aid received per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.4916 constant 2024 US$ (2024)
- Per capita egg consumption 4.41 kilograms per year per capita (2018)
- Technical cooperation grants 1.19 million BoP, current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.26 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.26 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 2000.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 88th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.