Nicaragua vs Suriname: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Nicaragua
10.7%
in 2023
Suriname
10.8%
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
144th
Suriname rank
141st
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Nicaragua
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 10.8% against 10.7% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 144th and Suriname ranks 141st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7% | 10.2% | 1.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 10.0% | 1.6% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 10.3% | 0.1% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 9.6% | 0.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.9% | 1.2% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 10.7% | 0.7% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 11.2% | 0.4% | Suriname |
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, Nicaragua or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 10.8% against 10.7% in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Nicaragua and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Suriname rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 144th and Suriname ranks 141st 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.