Paraguay vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Paraguay
63.5%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
64.2%
in 2023
Paraguay rank
70th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
67th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Paraguay
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 64.2% against 63.5% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 70th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 67th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.5% | 62.8% | 4.7% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 67.3% | 63.0% | 4.3% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 64.3% | 58.9% | 5.4% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 60.5% | 65.2% | 4.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 65.0% | 7.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 65.2% | 3.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 66.5% | 2.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
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, Paraguay or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 64.2% against 63.5% in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Paraguay and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Paraguay and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 70th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 67th 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.