Belize vs Peru: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Belize
12.5%
in 2023
Peru
12.6%
in 2023
Belize rank
77th
Peru rank
74th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Belize
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 12.6% against 12.5% in Belize, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 77th and Peru ranks 74th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.3% | 10.1% | 0.2% | Belize |
| 1970s | 10.3% | 10.2% | 0.1% | Belize |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 10.0% | 0.6% | Belize |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 10.6% | 0.6% | Peru |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 11.0% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 12.0% | 0.6% | Peru |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 12.6% | 0.6% | Peru |
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, Belize or Peru?
- Peru, at 12.6% against 12.5% in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Belize and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Peru?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Peru rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Belize ranks 77th and Peru ranks 74th 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.