Gabon vs Mauritania: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Gabon
65.9%
in 2023
Mauritania
65.5%
in 2023
Gabon rank
55th
Mauritania rank
57th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Gabon
- Mauritania
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 65.9% against 65.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 55th and Mauritania ranks 57th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.1% | 61.6% | 14.5% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 73.0% | 62.3% | 10.7% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 71.0% | 63.8% | 7.3% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 70.3% | 65.8% | 4.5% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 64.8% | 5.0% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 65.0% | 2.1% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 67.2% | 1.5% | Mauritania |
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, Gabon or Mauritania?
- Gabon, at 65.9% against 65.5% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Gabon and Mauritania?
- 0.4%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Mauritania rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Gabon ranks 55th and Mauritania ranks 57th 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.