China vs Finland: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
China
14.9%
in 2023
Finland
15.1%
in 2023
China rank
11th
Finland rank
8th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- China
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 15.1% against 14.9% in China, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.
China ranks 11th and Finland ranks 8th of 192 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 11.7% | 1.1% | Finland |
| 1970s | 9.9% | 11.8% | 1.9% | Finland |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 12.4% | 2.3% | Finland |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 12.7% | 1.6% | Finland |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 13.3% | 1.2% | Finland |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 14.7% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.9% | 0.1% | Finland |
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, China or Finland?
- Finland, at 15.1% against 14.9% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between China and Finland?
- 0.2%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Finland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Finland rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- China ranks 11th and Finland ranks 8th 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.