Iceland vs Mongolia: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Iceland
43.6%
in 2023
Mongolia
44.3%
in 2023
Iceland rank
191st
Mongolia rank
189th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iceland
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 44.3% against 43.6% in Iceland, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 191st and Mongolia ranks 189th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.2% | 48.6% | 0.6% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 47.6% | 52.1% | 4.5% | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 56.3% | 9.5% | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 51.3% | 1.3% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 54.9% | 9.3% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 48.1% | 4.6% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 44.9% | 1.2% | Mongolia |
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, Iceland or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 44.3% against 43.6% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Iceland and Mongolia?
- 0.7%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Mongolia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Mongolia rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 191st and Mongolia ranks 189th 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.