Bangladesh vs North Korea: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Bangladesh
14.9%
in 2023
North Korea
15.4%
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
183rd
North Korea rank
182nd
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 15.4% against 14.9% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 58 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 183rd and North Korea ranks 182nd of 192 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.7% | 10.9% | 4.3% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 12.4% | 5.7% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 17.0% | 9.3% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 15.2% | 5.8% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 15.0% | 4.5% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 15.3% | 3.7% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita, Bangladesh or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 15.4% against 14.9% in Bangladesh as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Bangladesh and North Korea?
- 0.5%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and North Korea?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and North Korea rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 183rd and North Korea ranks 182nd 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 fats 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 fats, measured as the daily caloric supply from fat as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.