Egypt vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Egypt
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 73.1% against 72.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Egypt ranks 20th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 17th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.8% | 76.0% | 4.2% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1970s | 70.5% | 74.6% | 4.2% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 71.4% | 69.5% | 1.9% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 73.8% | 73.2% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 74.1% | 0.9% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 73.2% | 1.0% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
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, Egypt or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 73.1% against 72.5% in Egypt as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Egypt and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.6%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
- How do Egypt and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 20th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 17th 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.