Barbados vs Spain: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
13.9%
in 2023
Spain
13.9%
in 2023
Barbados rank
32nd
Spain rank
33rd
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Spain
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 13.9% against 13.9% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Barbados ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 33rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.2% | 12.0% | 1.8% | Spain |
| 1970s | 10.9% | 12.4% | 1.5% | Spain |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 12.9% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 13.1% | 1.6% | Spain |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 13.6% | 1.5% | Spain |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 13.6% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.7% | 0.2% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita, Barbados or Spain?
- Barbados, at 13.9% against 13.9% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Barbados and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Spain rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 33rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of per capita dietary energy derived from protein, measured as the daily caloric supply from protein as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.