Nicaragua vs Peru: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Nicaragua
21.4%
in 2023
Peru
21.5%
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
150th
Peru rank
149th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Nicaragua
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 21.5% against 21.4% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 150th and Peru ranks 149th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.7% | 15.1% | 0.6% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 17.5% | 13.7% | 3.8% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 16.7% | 19.1% | 2.4% | Peru |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 18.2% | 2.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 16.0% | 4.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 19.5% | 1.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 21.5% | 0.1% | Peru |
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, Nicaragua or Peru?
- Peru, at 21.5% against 21.4% in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Nicaragua and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Peru rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 150th and Peru ranks 149th 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.