Cambodia vs Thailand: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Cambodia
9.8%
in 2023
Thailand
9.6%
in 2023
Cambodia rank
166th
Thailand rank
168th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cambodia
- Thailand
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 9.8% against 9.6% in Thailand, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 166th and Thailand ranks 168th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.9% | 9.0% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 0.4% | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 0.3% | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 9.4% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.8% | 1.2% | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 9.6% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 9.5% | 0.3% | Thailand |
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, Cambodia or Thailand?
- Cambodia, at 9.8% against 9.6% in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Cambodia and Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Thailand rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 166th and Thailand ranks 168th 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.