Ghana vs Madagascar: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Ghana
77.3%
in 2023
Madagascar
82.1%
in 2023
Ghana rank
6th
Madagascar rank
3rd
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ghana
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 82.1% against 77.3% in Ghana, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Ghana ranks 6th and Madagascar ranks 3rd of 192 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.0% | 77.0% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 73.1% | 77.8% | 4.7% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 72.0% | 77.5% | 5.5% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 77.1% | 77.2% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 78.8% | 1.7% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 81.7% | 4.0% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 81.7% | 4.4% | Madagascar |
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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 82.1% 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 Madagascar?
- 4.8%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Madagascar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Madagascar rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 6th and Madagascar ranks 3rd 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.