Mali vs Nicaragua: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Mali
10.6%
in 2022
Nicaragua
10.7%
in 2023
Mali rank
146th
Nicaragua rank
144th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Mali
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 10.7% against 10.6% in Mali, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 146th and Nicaragua ranks 144th of 192 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.0% | 11.7% | 0.3% | Mali |
| 1970s | 11.8% | 11.6% | 0.2% | Mali |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 10.1% | 1.6% | Mali |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 9.7% | 1.6% | Mali |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.1% | 1.1% | Mali |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.1% | 1.5% | Mali |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 0.0% | Mali |
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, Mali or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 10.7% against 10.6% in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Mali and Nicaragua?
- 0.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nicaragua?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Mali and Nicaragua rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Mali ranks 146th and Nicaragua ranks 144th 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.