Niger vs Spain: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Niger
13.9%
in 2023
Spain
13.9%
in 2023
Niger rank
31st
Spain rank
33rd
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Niger
- Spain
How they compare
Niger currently reports 13.9% against 13.9% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Niger ranks 31st and Spain ranks 33rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.5% | 12.0% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1970s | 11.9% | 12.4% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 12.9% | 1.3% | Spain |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 13.1% | 1.8% | Spain |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 13.6% | 1.4% | Spain |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 13.6% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 0.0% | Niger |
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, Niger or Spain?
- Niger, at 13.9% against 13.9% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Niger and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Spain rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Niger ranks 31st and Spain ranks 33rd 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.