Cuba vs Viet Nam: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Cuba
21.7%
in 2019
Viet Nam
21.5%
in 2023
Cuba rank
145th
Viet Nam rank
148th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cuba
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 21.7% against 21.5% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 145th and Viet Nam ranks 148th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.5% | 9.8% | 12.6% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 23.5% | 8.9% | 14.6% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 24.2% | 10.3% | 13.9% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 14.0% | 4.8% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 19.2% | 3.1% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 17.7% | 1.9% | Cuba |
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, Cuba or Viet Nam?
- Cuba, at 21.7% against 21.5% in Viet Nam as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Cuba and Viet Nam?
- 0.2%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Viet Nam?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Cuba and Viet Nam rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Cuba ranks 145th and Viet Nam ranks 148th 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.