Nigeria vs Palestine, State of: Inequality in per capita calorie intake
Nigeria
0.39
in 2020
Palestine, State of
0.37
in 2020
Nigeria rank
9th
Palestine, State of rank
12th
Inequality in per capita calorie intake over time
- Nigeria
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.39 against 0.37 in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.02.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Palestine, State of's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 9th and Palestine, State of ranks 12th of 185 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Palestine, State of in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.28 | 0.321 | 0.041 | Palestine, State of |
| 2010s | 0.28 | 0.37 | 0.09 | Palestine, State of |
| 2020s | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.02 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in per capita calorie intake, Nigeria or Palestine, State of?
- Nigeria, at 0.39 against 0.37 in Palestine, State of as of 2020.
- What is the difference in inequality in per capita calorie intake between Nigeria and Palestine, State of?
- 0.02, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Palestine, State of?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Nigeria and Palestine, State of rank globally for inequality in per capita calorie intake?
- Nigeria ranks 9th and Palestine, State of ranks 12th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO (2017) – 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.