Cameroon vs Guinea: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Cameroon
71.4%
in 2023
Guinea
72.0%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
28th
Guinea rank
27th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 72.0% against 71.4% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 28th and Guinea ranks 27th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.3% | 70.7% | 3.6% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 71.1% | 70.2% | 1.0% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 71.3% | 73.3% | 2.0% | Guinea |
| 1990s | 72.3% | 72.5% | 0.3% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 70.9% | 0.8% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 68.1% | 1.8% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 72.1% | 1.3% | Guinea |
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, Cameroon or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 72.0% against 71.4% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and Guinea?
- 0.6%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 28th and Guinea ranks 27th 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.