Burkina Faso vs Viet Nam: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
13.3%
in 2023
Viet Nam
13.2%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
55th
Viet Nam rank
58th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 13.3% against 13.2% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Viet Nam ranks 58th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.5% | 9.6% | 2.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 12.1% | 9.4% | 2.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 11.8% | 9.2% | 2.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 9.6% | 2.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 10.4% | 1.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 12.2% | 0.5% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 12.9% | 0.7% | Burkina Faso |
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, Burkina Faso or Viet Nam?
- Burkina Faso, at 13.3% against 13.2% in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Viet Nam?
- 0.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Viet Nam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Viet Nam rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Viet Nam ranks 58th 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.