El Salvador vs Tunisia: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
12.3%
in 2023
Tunisia
12.2%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
90th
Tunisia rank
93rd
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Tunisia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 12.3% against 12.2% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 90th and Tunisia ranks 93rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 9.9% | 10.8% | 0.8% | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 10.9% | 1.3% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 10.8% | 0.9% | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 11.2% | 0.4% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 12.0% | 0.3% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 12.0% | 0.1% | 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 Tunisia?
- El Salvador, at 12.3% against 12.2% in Tunisia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Tunisia?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tunisia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Tunisia rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 90th and Tunisia ranks 93rd 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.