Bangladesh vs Malawi: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Bangladesh
74.6%
in 2023
Malawi
74.1%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
11th
Malawi rank
12th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Malawi
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 74.6% against 74.1% in Malawi, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 11th and Malawi ranks 12th of 192 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.9% | 71.0% | 13.9% | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 84.4% | 72.1% | 12.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 83.6% | 74.4% | 9.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 82.0% | 77.4% | 4.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 76.3% | 4.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 76.7% | 2.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 74.3% | 1.2% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita, Bangladesh or Malawi?
- Bangladesh, at 74.6% against 74.1% in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 0.5%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Malawi rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 11th and Malawi ranks 12th 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 supply from carbohydrates 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 carbohydrates, measured as the daily caloric supply from carbohydrates as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.