Mauritania vs Viet Nam: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Mauritania
65.5%
in 2023
Viet Nam
65.2%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
57th
Viet Nam rank
59th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 65.5% against 65.2% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Mauritania ranks 57th and Viet Nam ranks 59th of 192 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.6% | 80.5% | 18.9% | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 62.3% | 81.7% | 19.5% | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 63.8% | 80.5% | 16.7% | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 65.8% | 76.4% | 10.6% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 64.8% | 70.4% | 5.6% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 70.1% | 5.1% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 67.4% | 0.3% | Viet Nam |
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, Mauritania or Viet Nam?
- Mauritania, at 65.5% against 65.2% in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Mauritania and Viet Nam?
- 0.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Viet Nam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Viet Nam rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 57th and Viet Nam ranks 59th 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.