Iceland vs Mongolia: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Iceland
16.5%
in 2023
Mongolia
17.4%
in 2023
Iceland rank
4th
Mongolia rank
1st
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iceland
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 17.4% against 16.5% in Iceland, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mongolia ahead.
Iceland ranks 4th and Mongolia ranks 1st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Mongolia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.1% | 15.2% | 0.1% | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 15.8% | 14.3% | 1.5% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 13.1% | 2.6% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 14.9% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 13.4% | 2.3% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 15.2% | 1.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 17.2% | 0.8% | Mongolia |
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, Iceland or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 17.4% against 16.5% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Iceland and Mongolia?
- 0.9%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Mongolia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Mongolia rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 4th and Mongolia ranks 1st 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.