Sao Tome and Principe vs Sierra Leone: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Sao Tome and Principe
9.5%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
9.4%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
171st
Sierra Leone rank
174th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 9.5% against 9.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st and Sierra Leone ranks 174th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.0% | 8.5% | 0.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 8.7% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 8.3% | 0.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 8.5% | 0.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 9.4% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 9.4% | 0.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.6% | 0.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
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, Sao Tome and Principe or Sierra Leone?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 9.5% against 9.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st 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.