Maldives vs Saudi Arabia: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Maldives
26.4%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
26.8%
in 2023
Maldives rank
112th
Saudi Arabia rank
109th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Maldives
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 26.8% against 26.4% in Maldives, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 112th and Saudi Arabia ranks 109th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.9% | 14.9% | 4.0% | Maldives |
| 1970s | 16.0% | 18.7% | 2.8% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 25.6% | 10.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 18.9% | 24.7% | 5.8% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 25.4% | 3.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 27.8% | 6.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 27.1% | 1.6% | Saudi Arabia |
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, Maldives or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 26.8% against 26.4% in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Maldives and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.4%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Maldives ranks 112th and Saudi Arabia ranks 109th 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.
Individual pages
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.