Italy vs Malta: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Italy
12.4%
in 2023
Malta
12.4%
in 2023
Italy rank
84th
Malta rank
85th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Italy
- Malta
How they compare
Italy currently reports 12.4% against 12.4% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.
Italy ranks 84th and Malta ranks 85th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.3% | 12.0% | 0.7% | Malta |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 12.3% | 0.7% | Malta |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 0.0% | Malta |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 12.7% | 0.4% | Malta |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 13.2% | 0.8% | Malta |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 13.0% | 0.2% | Malta |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.4% | 0.1% | Italy |
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, Italy or Malta?
- Italy, at 12.4% against 12.4% in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Italy and Malta?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Malta rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 84th and Malta ranks 85th 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.