Latvia vs Viet Nam: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Latvia
13.3%
in 2023
Viet Nam
13.2%
in 2023
Latvia rank
56th
Viet Nam rank
58th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Latvia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 13.3% against 13.2% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 56th and Viet Nam ranks 58th of 192 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 9.6% | 2.6% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.4% | 1.0% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.2% | 0.9% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.9% | 0.1% | Latvia |
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, Latvia or Viet Nam?
- Latvia, at 13.3% against 13.2% in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Latvia and Viet Nam?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Viet Nam?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Viet Nam rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Latvia ranks 56th and Viet Nam ranks 58th 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.