Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.21 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Malaysia, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.21 for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.22 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.21, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 145th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.21 | — |
| 2001 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.22 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.21 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.217 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.217 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 145 Australia 0.21 compare
- 145 Azerbaijan 0.21 compare
- 145 Bahamas 0.21 compare
- 145 Brunei Darussalam 0.21 compare
- 145 Bulgaria 0.21 compare
- 145 Czechia 0.21 compare
- 145 Denmark 0.21 compare
- 145 Estonia 0.21 compare
- 145 Greece 0.21 compare
- 145 Hungary 0.21 compare
- 145 Ireland 0.21 compare
- 145 Israel 0.21 compare
- 145 Malta 0.21 compare
- 145 New Zealand 0.21 compare
- 145 Poland 0.21 compare
- 145 Portugal 0.21 compare
- 145 Slovakia 0.21 compare
- 145 Spain 0.21 compare
- 145 Sweden 0.21 compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 14.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5483 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 7,196 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 30,831 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5371 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia was 0.21 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.22 in 2003.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 145th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.