Cameroon vs Malawi: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Cameroon
9.8%
in 2023
Malawi
10.0%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
165th
Malawi rank
162nd
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 10.0% against 9.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Cameroon ranks 165th and Malawi ranks 162nd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.5% | 12.0% | 1.5% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 10.3% | 12.0% | 1.6% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 11.5% | 1.8% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 10.5% | 0.8% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 10.4% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.7% | 0.9% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
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, Cameroon or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 10.0% against 9.8% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and Malawi?
- 0.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 165th and Malawi ranks 162nd 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.