Namibia vs Yemen: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Namibia
10.0%
in 2023
Yemen
9.9%
in 2023
Namibia rank
163rd
Yemen rank
164th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Namibia
- Yemen
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 10.0% against 9.9% in Yemen, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Yemen ahead.
Namibia ranks 163rd and Yemen ranks 164th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 6 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.8% | 11.4% | 0.4% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 12.1% | 11.6% | 0.5% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 11.3% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 10.9% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.8% | 0.8% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.8% | 0.3% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.7% | 0.2% | Yemen |
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, Namibia or Yemen?
- Namibia, at 10.0% against 9.9% in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Namibia and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Yemen?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Yemen rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Namibia ranks 163rd and Yemen ranks 164th 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.