Egypt vs Pakistan: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Egypt
11.6%
in 2023
Pakistan
11.7%
in 2023
Egypt rank
111th
Pakistan rank
109th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Egypt
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 11.7% against 11.6% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.
Egypt ranks 111th and Pakistan ranks 109th of 192 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.1% | 10.9% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 10.3% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 9.9% | 0.5% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.2% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.3% | 1.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 11.2% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.6% | 0.1% | Egypt |
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, Egypt or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 11.7% against 11.6% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Egypt and Pakistan?
- 0.1%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Pakistan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Pakistan rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 111th and Pakistan ranks 109th 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.