Sierra Leone vs Sri Lanka: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Sierra Leone
76.6%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
76.6%
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
8th
Sri Lanka rank
9th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 76.6% against 76.6% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 8th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.1% | 73.2% | 9.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 67.3% | 73.8% | 6.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 65.1% | 74.4% | 9.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 66.7% | 73.7% | 7.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 74.1% | 5.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 75.4% | 2.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 75.6% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
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, Sierra Leone or Sri Lanka?
- Sierra Leone, at 76.6% against 76.6% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 8th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th 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.