Gambia vs Liberia: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Gambia
73.1%
in 2023
Liberia
72.9%
in 2023
Gambia rank
18th
Liberia rank
19th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Gambia
- Liberia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 73.1% against 72.9% in Liberia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Liberia ahead.
Gambia ranks 18th and Liberia ranks 19th of 192 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.1% | 77.4% | 11.3% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 66.2% | 74.7% | 8.5% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 71.5% | 74.4% | 3.0% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 67.0% | 68.4% | 1.4% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 69.9% | 6.6% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 68.5% | 0.5% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 74.1% | 2.3% | Liberia |
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, Gambia or Liberia?
- Gambia, at 73.1% against 72.9% in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Gambia and Liberia?
- 0.2%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Liberia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Liberia rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Gambia ranks 18th and Liberia ranks 19th 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.