Ghana vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Ghana
77.3%
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
77.9%
in 2023
Ghana rank
6th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
5th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ghana
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 77.9% against 77.3% in Ghana, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Ghana ranks 6th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 5th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.0% | 80.7% | 3.7% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1970s | 73.1% | 81.3% | 8.2% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 72.0% | 80.3% | 8.3% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 77.1% | 79.4% | 2.2% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 76.7% | 0.4% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 78.9% | 1.2% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 77.6% | 0.3% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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, Ghana or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 77.9% against 77.3% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Ghana and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.6%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 6th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 5th 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.