Malawi vs Solomon Islands: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Malawi
10.0%
in 2023
Solomon Islands
10.1%
in 2023
Malawi rank
162nd
Solomon Islands rank
160th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malawi
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 10.1% against 10.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 162nd and Solomon Islands ranks 160th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Solomon Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.0% | 9.2% | 2.8% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 12.0% | 10.1% | 1.9% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 10.1% | 1.4% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 9.3% | 1.2% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.8% | 1.6% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 10.0% | 0.3% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.9% | 0.1% | Malawi |
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, Malawi or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 10.1% against 10.0% in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Malawi and Solomon Islands?
- 0.1%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Solomon Islands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Solomon Islands rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Malawi ranks 162nd and Solomon Islands ranks 160th 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.