Saint Lucia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Saint Lucia
55.1%
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
55.3%
in 2023
Saint Lucia rank
124th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
122nd
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Saint Lucia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 55.3% against 55.1% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 124th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 122nd of 192 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.3% | 69.9% | 1.5% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 64.0% | 69.3% | 5.3% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 65.3% | 65.3% | 0.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 63.4% | 65.9% | 2.5% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 63.9% | 4.5% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 58.6% | 0.6% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 57.2% | 1.6% | Trinidad and Tobago |
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, Saint Lucia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 55.3% against 55.1% in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.2%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 124th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 122nd 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.