Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.25 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.25 for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.25 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 98th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, 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 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 98 Bangladesh 0.25 compare
- 98 Belize 0.25 compare
- 98 Cape Verde 0.25 compare
- 98 Guyana 0.25 compare
- 98 Kazakhstan 0.25 compare
- 98 Kyrgyzstan 0.25 compare
- 98 North Macedonia 0.25 compare
- 98 Uzbekistan 0.25 compare
More economy & growth data for Maldives
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 7.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0722 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,055 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 7.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 1.15 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 16,757 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6986 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Maldives?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Maldives 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 in 2000.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Maldives ranks 98th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives 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.