El Salvador vs Romania: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
12.3%
in 2023
Romania
12.3%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
90th
Romania rank
88th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 12.3% against 12.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.
El Salvador ranks 90th and Romania ranks 88th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 11.9% | 1.5% | Romania |
| 1970s | 9.9% | 11.7% | 1.8% | Romania |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 12.2% | 2.7% | Romania |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 12.3% | 2.4% | Romania |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 12.6% | 1.9% | Romania |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 12.5% | 0.9% | Romania |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
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 Romania?
- Romania, at 12.3% 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 Romania?
- 0.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Romania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Romania rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 90th and Romania ranks 88th 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.