Namibia vs Nigeria: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Namibia
68.2%
in 2023
Nigeria
67.9%
in 2023
Namibia rank
39th
Nigeria rank
41st
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Namibia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 68.2% against 67.9% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 41st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.1% | 65.1% | 4.1% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 70.4% | 67.1% | 3.3% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 73.3% | 68.2% | 5.0% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 73.5% | 70.4% | 3.1% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 69.3% | 2.0% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 68.3% | 2.9% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 68.1% | 2.0% | Nigeria |
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, Namibia or Nigeria?
- Namibia, at 68.2% against 67.9% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Namibia and Nigeria?
- 0.3%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Nigeria rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Namibia ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 41st 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.