Sao Tome and Principe vs Timor-Leste: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Sao Tome and Principe
64.2%
in 2023
Timor-Leste
64.3%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
67th
Timor-Leste rank
65th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 64.3% against 64.2% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 67th and Timor-Leste ranks 65th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.8% | 67.2% | 4.4% | Timor-Leste |
| 1970s | 63.0% | 70.5% | 7.5% | Timor-Leste |
| 1980s | 58.9% | 75.5% | 16.5% | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 65.2% | 73.1% | 7.9% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 71.9% | 7.0% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 67.4% | 2.2% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 65.6% | 0.9% | 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 64.3% against 64.2% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?
- 0.1%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 67th and Timor-Leste ranks 65th 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.