Ecuador vs Guatemala: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Ecuador
10.6%
in 2023
Guatemala
10.5%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
148th
Guatemala rank
151st
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ecuador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 10.6% against 10.5% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.
Ecuador ranks 148th and Guatemala ranks 151st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Guatemala in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.8% | 11.0% | 1.2% | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 9.1% | 10.5% | 1.4% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 10.3% | 1.9% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 10.3% | 0.9% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 0.1% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.7% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.4% | 0.4% | 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, Ecuador or Guatemala?
- Ecuador, at 10.6% against 10.5% in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Guatemala rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 148th and Guatemala ranks 151st 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.