Denmark vs Estonia: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Denmark
13.5%
in 2023
Estonia
13.6%
in 2023
Denmark rank
43rd
Estonia rank
40th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Denmark
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 13.6% against 13.5% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Estonia ahead.
Denmark ranks 43rd and Estonia ranks 40th of 192 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Estonia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 13.5% | 0.9% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.8% | 1.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 13.4% | 0.3% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 13.5% | 0.1% | Estonia |
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, Denmark or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 13.6% against 13.5% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Denmark and Estonia?
- 0.1%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Estonia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Estonia rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Denmark ranks 43rd and Estonia ranks 40th 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.