Ghana vs Paraguay: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Ghana
8.7%
in 2023
Paraguay
8.7%
in 2023
Ghana rank
184th
Paraguay rank
185th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ghana
- Paraguay
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 8.7% against 8.7% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.
Ghana ranks 184th and Paraguay ranks 185th of 192 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.0% | 11.7% | 3.7% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 9.3% | 11.3% | 2.0% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 11.2% | 2.3% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 11.9% | 3.5% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 10.9% | 2.5% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 9.1% | 0.2% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 9.4% | 0.6% | Paraguay |
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, Ghana or Paraguay?
- Ghana, at 8.7% against 8.7% in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Ghana and Paraguay?
- 0.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Paraguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Paraguay rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 184th and Paraguay ranks 185th 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.