Netherlands vs Samoa: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Netherlands
13.5%
in 2023
Samoa
13.5%
in 2023
Netherlands rank
46th
Samoa rank
45th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Netherlands
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 13.5% against 13.5% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 46th and Samoa ranks 45th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7% | 9.1% | 2.7% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 9.1% | 3.3% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 12.7% | 10.2% | 2.4% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 10.8% | 1.7% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 10.9% | 2.3% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 13.8% | 0.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.5% | 0.4% | Samoa |
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, Netherlands or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 13.5% against 13.5% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Netherlands and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Samoa rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 46th and Samoa ranks 45th 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.