Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau
65 percent
in 2021
Nigeria
65 percent
in 2021
Guinea-Bissau rank
19th
Nigeria rank
19th
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Nigeria
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 65 percent against 65 percent in Nigeria, a difference of 0 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.22 percent | 63.78 percent | 3.44 percent | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 63.4 percent | 66.3 percent | 2.9 percent | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 64.5 percent | 65 percent | 0.5 percent | Nigeria |
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, Guinea-Bissau or Nigeria?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 65 percent against 65 percent in Nigeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria?
- 0 percent, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria rank globally for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 19th 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.