Benin vs Namibia: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Benin
68.3%
in 2022
Namibia
68.2%
in 2023
Benin rank
38th
Namibia rank
39th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Benin
- Namibia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 68.3% against 68.2% in Namibia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 38th and Namibia ranks 39th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.9% | 69.1% | 2.8% | Benin |
| 1970s | 69.0% | 70.4% | 1.4% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 70.0% | 73.3% | 3.3% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 74.2% | 73.5% | 0.8% | Benin |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 67.3% | 5.2% | Benin |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 65.5% | 6.5% | Benin |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 65.4% | 4.2% | Benin |
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, Benin or Namibia?
- Benin, at 68.3% against 68.2% in Namibia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Benin and Namibia?
- 0.1%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Namibia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Namibia rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 38th and Namibia ranks 39th 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.