Barbados vs Kuwait: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
56.5%
in 2023
Kuwait
56.6%
in 2023
Barbados rank
111th
Kuwait rank
110th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 56.6% against 56.5% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 111th and Kuwait ranks 110th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.6% | 62.1% | 5.5% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 61.7% | 63.3% | 1.5% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 59.0% | 59.2% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 57.3% | 60.8% | 3.5% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 56.8% | 3.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 58.7% | 0.1% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 56.9% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
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, Barbados or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 56.6% against 56.5% in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Barbados and Kuwait?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Kuwait?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Kuwait rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 111th and Kuwait ranks 110th 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.