Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Nigeria
9.2%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
9.4%
in 2023
Nigeria rank
177th
Sierra Leone rank
174th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9.4% against 9.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 177th and Sierra Leone ranks 174th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.2% | 8.5% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 9.1% | 8.7% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 9.4% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 9.4% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.6% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
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, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 9.4% against 9.2% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 177th and Sierra Leone ranks 174th 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.