Bangladesh vs Sierra Leone: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Bangladesh
74.6%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
76.6%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
11th
Sierra Leone rank
8th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 76.6% against 74.6% in Bangladesh, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.9% | 64.1% | 20.8% | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 84.4% | 67.3% | 17.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 83.6% | 65.1% | 18.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 82.0% | 66.7% | 15.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 69.1% | 11.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 72.5% | 6.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 76.0% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 76.6% against 74.6% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Bangladesh and Sierra Leone?
- 2.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th 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.