Kenya vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Kenya
10.4%
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
10.2%
in 2023
Kenya rank
155th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
158th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kenya
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 10.4% against 10.2% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 155th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 158th of 192 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.1% | 10.2% | 2.0% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 11.8% | 10.0% | 1.8% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 9.8% | 1.4% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 9.9% | 1.5% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.8% | 0.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.0% | 0.8% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.2% | 0.1% | Kenya |
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, Kenya or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Kenya, at 10.4% against 10.2% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Kenya and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 155th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 158th 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.