USSR vs Viet Nam: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
USSR
13.2%
in 1991
Viet Nam
13.2%
in 2023
USSR rank
59th
Viet Nam rank
58th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- USSR
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 13.2% against 13.2% in USSR, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
USSR ranks 59th and Viet Nam ranks 58th of 192 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | USSR | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.2% | 9.6% | 2.6% | USSR |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 9.4% | 3.0% | USSR |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 9.2% | 3.2% | USSR |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 9.4% | 3.6% | USSR |
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, USSR or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 13.2% against 13.2% in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between USSR and Viet Nam?
- 0.0%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Viet Nam?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do USSR and Viet Nam rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- USSR ranks 59th and Viet Nam ranks 58th 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.