Malawi vs Palestine: Inequality in per capita calorie intake
Malawi
0.36
in 2020
Palestine
0.37
in 2020
Malawi rank
14th
Palestine rank
12th
Inequality in per capita calorie intake over time
- Malawi
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 0.37 against 0.36 in Malawi, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 14th and Palestine ranks 12th of 185 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.316 | 0.321 | 0.005 | Palestine |
| 2010s | 0.347 | 0.37 | 0.023 | Palestine |
| 2020s | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.01 | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in per capita calorie intake, Malawi or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 0.37 against 0.36 in Malawi as of 2020.
- What is the difference in inequality in per capita calorie intake between Malawi and Palestine?
- 0.01, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Palestine?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Palestine rank globally for inequality in per capita calorie intake?
- Malawi ranks 14th and Palestine ranks 12th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO (2017) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Inequality in per capita calorie intake. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The inequality in dietary calorie intake is measured as the coefficient of variation in energy intake. It represents the spread of intakes around the mean. Higher values represent larger levels of dietary inequality.