Norway vs Portugal: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Norway
14.4%
in 2023
Portugal
14.2%
in 2023
Norway rank
19th
Portugal rank
22nd
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Norway
- Portugal
How they compare
Norway currently reports 14.4% against 14.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.9% | 11.1% | 0.8% | Norway |
| 1970s | 11.9% | 11.1% | 0.8% | Norway |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 11.4% | 1.0% | Norway |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 12.9% | 0.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.7% | 0.9% | Norway |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 13.7% | 0.8% | Norway |
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, Norway or Portugal?
- Norway, at 14.4% against 14.2% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Norway and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Norway ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 22nd 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.