El Salvador vs Germany: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
12.3%
in 2023
Germany
12.4%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
90th
Germany rank
87th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 12.4% against 12.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.
El Salvador ranks 90th and Germany ranks 87th of 192 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 11.1% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 1970s | 9.9% | 11.3% | 1.4% | Germany |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 11.6% | 2.1% | Germany |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 11.4% | 1.5% | Germany |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 11.5% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 12.2% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 12.2% | 0.1% | Germany |
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, El Salvador or Germany?
- Germany, at 12.4% against 12.3% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Germany?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Germany?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Germany rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 90th and Germany ranks 87th 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.