Egypt vs Malawi: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Egypt
15.8%
in 2023
Malawi
15.9%
in 2023
Egypt rank
179th
Malawi rank
178th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Egypt
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 15.9% against 15.8% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Egypt ranks 179th and Malawi ranks 178th of 192 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.1% | 17.0% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 15.9% | 3.2% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 18.2% | 14.1% | 4.1% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 12.1% | 3.2% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 13.3% | 2.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 13.6% | 2.8% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 15.7% | 1.1% | Egypt |
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, Egypt or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 15.9% against 15.8% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Egypt and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malawi?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Malawi rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 179th and Malawi ranks 178th 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.