Korea vs Malta: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Korea
53.9%
in 2023
Malta
53.9%
in 2023
Korea rank
130th
Malta rank
131st
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Korea
- Malta
How they compare
Korea currently reports 53.9% against 53.9% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 130th and Malta ranks 131st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 6 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.2% | 61.3% | 22.0% | Korea |
| 1970s | 80.7% | 59.1% | 21.6% | Korea |
| 1980s | 75.5% | 56.3% | 19.2% | Korea |
| 1990s | 69.1% | 57.5% | 11.6% | Korea |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 57.8% | 6.1% | Korea |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 54.9% | 3.4% | Korea |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 54.2% | 0.1% | Malta |
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, Korea or Malta?
- Korea, at 53.9% against 53.9% in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Korea and Malta?
- 0.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malta?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Malta rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Korea ranks 130th and Malta ranks 131st 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.