Iceland vs Maldives: Animal protein consumption
Iceland
24.5 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2023
Maldives
24.63 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2023
Iceland rank
2nd
Maldives rank
1st
Animal protein consumption over time
- Iceland
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 24.63 grams of protein per day per capita against 24.5 grams of protein per day per capita in Iceland, a difference of 0.13 grams of protein per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 2nd and Maldives ranks 1st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.41 grams of protein per day per capita | 15.28 grams of protein per day per capita | 3.13 grams of protein per day per capita | Iceland |
| 1970s | 24.33 grams of protein per day per capita | 28.07 grams of protein per day per capita | 3.74 grams of protein per day per capita | Maldives |
| 1980s | 29.47 grams of protein per day per capita | 36.87 grams of protein per day per capita | 7.39 grams of protein per day per capita | Maldives |
| 1990s | 24.9 grams of protein per day per capita | 43.84 grams of protein per day per capita | 18.94 grams of protein per day per capita | Maldives |
| 2000s | 27.55 grams of protein per day per capita | 45.17 grams of protein per day per capita | 17.62 grams of protein per day per capita | Maldives |
| 2010s | 25.87 grams of protein per day per capita | 43.51 grams of protein per day per capita | 17.64 grams of protein per day per capita | Maldives |
| 2020s | 25.21 grams of protein per day per capita | 25.06 grams of protein per day per capita | 0.145 grams of protein per day per capita | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher animal protein consumption, Iceland or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 24.63 grams of protein per day per capita against 24.5 grams of protein per day per capita in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in animal protein consumption between Iceland and Maldives?
- 0.13 grams of protein per day per capita, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Maldives?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Maldives rank globally for animal protein consumption?
- Iceland ranks 2nd and Maldives ranks 1st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Animal protein consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.