Iraq vs Uganda: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Iraq
69.9%
in 2023
Uganda
70.7%
in 2023
Iraq rank
34th
Uganda rank
31st
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iraq
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 70.7% against 69.9% in Iraq, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 31st of 192 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.3% | 77.2% | 5.9% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 73.2% | 76.5% | 3.3% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 69.5% | 80.9% | 11.4% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 67.8% | 76.9% | 9.1% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 74.7% | 5.4% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 68.1% | 2.6% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 70.2% | 2.2% | Uganda |
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, Iraq or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 70.7% against 69.9% in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Iraq and Uganda?
- 0.8%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Uganda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Uganda rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Iraq ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 31st 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.