Peru vs Uruguay: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Peru
12.6%
in 2023
Uruguay
12.6%
in 2023
Peru rank
74th
Uruguay rank
75th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Peru
- Uruguay
How they compare
Peru currently reports 12.6% against 12.6% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Peru ranks 74th and Uruguay ranks 75th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.1% | 12.2% | 2.2% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 12.1% | 1.9% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 12.1% | 2.2% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 12.3% | 1.7% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 11.8% | 0.8% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 11.8% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.3% | 0.3% | Peru |
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, Peru or Uruguay?
- Peru, at 12.6% against 12.6% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Peru and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Peru ranks 74th and Uruguay ranks 75th 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.