El Salvador vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
48 percent
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe
47 percent
in 2021
El Salvador rank
72nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
75th
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 48 percent against 47 percent in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1 percent.
Across all 21 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 72nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 75th of 182 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.11 percent | 46.67 percent | 2.44 percent | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 47.2 percent | 42.1 percent | 5.1 percent | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 48.5 percent | 47 percent | 1.5 percent | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita, El Salvador or Sao Tome and Principe?
- El Salvador, at 48 percent against 47 percent in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 1 percent, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 75th of 182 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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers 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
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.