Portugal vs United Kingdom: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Portugal
50.0%
in 2023
United Kingdom
49.5%
in 2023
Portugal rank
155th
United Kingdom rank
157th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Portugal
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 50.0% against 49.5% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 155th and United Kingdom ranks 157th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.6% | 50.2% | 16.4% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 63.0% | 50.0% | 13.0% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 60.0% | 50.0% | 10.0% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 55.2% | 49.8% | 5.4% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 51.2% | 1.1% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 51.9% | 1.3% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 49.4% | 0.2% | United Kingdom |
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, Portugal or United Kingdom?
- Portugal, at 50.0% against 49.5% in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Portugal and United Kingdom?
- 0.5%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and United Kingdom rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Portugal ranks 155th and United Kingdom ranks 157th 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.