Sri Lanka vs Vanuatu: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Sri Lanka
10.1%
in 2023
Vanuatu
10.3%
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
159th
Vanuatu rank
157th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Sri Lanka
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 10.3% against 10.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 159th and Vanuatu ranks 157th of 192 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 9.7% | 1.4% | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 8.1% | 10.7% | 2.6% | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 8.2% | 9.6% | 1.3% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 9.3% | 0.3% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 9.4% | 0.3% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 10.7% | 0.2% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.4% | 0.2% | Vanuatu |
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, Sri Lanka or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 10.3% against 10.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Sri Lanka and Vanuatu?
- 0.2%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vanuatu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Vanuatu rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 159th and Vanuatu ranks 157th 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.