Greece vs USSR: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Greece
13.3%
in 2023
USSR
13.2%
in 1991
Greece rank
57th
USSR rank
59th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Greece
- USSR
How they compare
Greece currently reports 13.3% against 13.2% in USSR, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.
Greece ranks 57th and USSR ranks 59th of 192 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and USSR in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 12.2% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 1970s | 12.6% | 12.4% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 12.4% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 13.0% | 0.3% | USSR |
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, Greece or USSR?
- Greece, at 13.3% against 13.2% in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Greece and USSR?
- 0.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Greece and USSR rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Greece ranks 57th and USSR ranks 59th 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.