Chile vs Mexico: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Chile
58.4%
in 2023
Mexico
57.9%
in 2023
Chile rank
100th
Mexico rank
103rd
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Chile
- Mexico
How they compare
Chile currently reports 58.4% against 57.9% in Mexico, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 100th and Mexico ranks 103rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.1% | 69.3% | 0.8% | Chile |
| 1970s | 70.6% | 68.4% | 2.2% | Chile |
| 1980s | 69.0% | 65.1% | 3.9% | Chile |
| 1990s | 64.5% | 64.8% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 62.2% | 62.8% | 0.6% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 61.1% | 0.5% | Chile |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 58.6% | 0.1% | Mexico |
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, Chile or Mexico?
- Chile, at 58.4% against 57.9% in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Chile and Mexico?
- 0.5%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Mexico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Mexico rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Chile ranks 100th and Mexico ranks 103rd 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.