India vs Nepal: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
India
11.2%
in 2023
Nepal
11.2%
in 2023
India rank
128th
Nepal rank
126th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- India
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 11.2% against 11.2% in India, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.
India ranks 128th and Nepal ranks 126th of 192 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.1% | 10.5% | 0.4% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 9.9% | 10.7% | 0.8% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 10.5% | 0.6% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 10.1% | 0.5% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 10.2% | 0.6% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 10.9% | 0.5% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 11.3% | 0.2% | Nepal |
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, India or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 11.2% against 11.2% in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between India and Nepal?
- 0.0%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nepal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Nepal rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- India ranks 128th and Nepal ranks 126th 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.