Somalia vs Zambia: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Somalia
8.8%
in 2022
Zambia
8.9%
in 2023
Somalia rank
182nd
Zambia rank
180th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Somalia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 8.9% against 8.8% in Somalia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 182nd and Zambia ranks 180th of 192 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.7% | 1.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 0.5% | Somalia |
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, Somalia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 8.9% against 8.8% in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Somalia and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
- How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Somalia ranks 182nd and Zambia ranks 180th 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.