Bulgaria vs Zimbabwe: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Bulgaria
11.5%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
11.6%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
115th
Zimbabwe rank
114th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 11.6% against 11.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 115th and Zimbabwe ranks 114th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 11.4% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 11.3% | 11.0% | 0.3% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 11.8% | 10.1% | 1.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 9.7% | 2.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 9.6% | 2.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.9% | 1.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.5% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
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, Bulgaria or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 11.6% against 11.5% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 115th and Zimbabwe ranks 114th 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.