Canada vs Uruguay: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Canada
12.6%
in 2023
Uruguay
12.6%
in 2023
Canada rank
76th
Uruguay rank
75th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Canada
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 12.6% against 12.6% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 75th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.8% | 12.2% | 0.6% | Canada |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 12.1% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 12.1% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.8% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 11.8% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.3% | 0.4% | Canada |
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, Canada or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 12.6% against 12.6% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Canada and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Uruguay rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 75th 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.