Nigeria vs Solomon Islands: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Nigeria
67.9%
in 2023
Solomon Islands
67.8%
in 2023
Nigeria rank
41st
Solomon Islands rank
43rd
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 67.9% against 67.8% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Nigeria ranks 41st and Solomon Islands ranks 43rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.1% | 74.1% | 9.0% | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 67.1% | 69.7% | 2.6% | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 68.2% | 69.3% | 1.1% | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 70.4% | 71.6% | 1.2% | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 73.5% | 4.2% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 70.8% | 2.5% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 68.0% | 0.1% | 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, Nigeria or Solomon Islands?
- Nigeria, at 67.9% against 67.8% in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Nigeria and Solomon Islands?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Solomon Islands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Solomon Islands rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 41st and Solomon Islands ranks 43rd 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.