Colombia vs Ecuador: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Colombia
10.6%
in 2023
Ecuador
10.6%
in 2023
Colombia rank
147th
Ecuador rank
148th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 10.6% against 10.6% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Colombia ranks 147th and Ecuador ranks 148th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 9.8% | 0.5% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 9.1% | 0.5% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 8.3% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 9.4% | 0.4% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 10.2% | 1.1% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 10.8% | 0.8% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.8% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
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, Colombia or Ecuador?
- Colombia, at 10.6% against 10.6% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 0.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 147th and Ecuador ranks 148th 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.