Greece vs Spain: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Greece
45.2%
in 2023
Spain
45.3%
in 2023
Greece rank
186th
Spain rank
185th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 45.3% against 45.2% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Greece ranks 186th and Spain ranks 185th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.8% | 61.3% | 2.6% | Spain |
| 1970s | 54.7% | 56.6% | 1.9% | Spain |
| 1980s | 52.9% | 51.4% | 1.5% | Greece |
| 1990s | 50.6% | 47.1% | 3.5% | Greece |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 45.6% | 4.4% | Greece |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 45.4% | 1.1% | Greece |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 44.9% | 1.4% | Greece |
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, Greece or Spain?
- Spain, at 45.3% against 45.2% in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Greece and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Greece ranks 186th and Spain ranks 185th 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.