Japan vs Maldives: Protein supply from animal foods vs. GDP per capita
Japan
53.35 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2022
Maldives
53.03 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2023
Japan rank
75th
Maldives rank
76th
Protein supply from animal foods vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Maldives
How they compare
Japan currently reports 53.35 grams of protein per day per capita against 53.03 grams of protein per day per capita in Maldives, a difference of 0.32 grams of protein per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 75th and Maldives ranks 76th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.42 grams of protein per day per capita | 17.16 grams of protein per day per capita | 11.27 grams of protein per day per capita | Japan |
| 1970s | 40.68 grams of protein per day per capita | 29.82 grams of protein per day per capita | 10.86 grams of protein per day per capita | Japan |
| 1980s | 50.19 grams of protein per day per capita | 39.93 grams of protein per day per capita | 10.26 grams of protein per day per capita | Japan |
| 1990s | 54.41 grams of protein per day per capita | 53.3 grams of protein per day per capita | 1.11 grams of protein per day per capita | Japan |
| 2000s | 51.78 grams of protein per day per capita | 60.63 grams of protein per day per capita | 8.85 grams of protein per day per capita | Maldives |
| 2010s | 48.92 grams of protein per day per capita | 67.83 grams of protein per day per capita | 18.91 grams of protein per day per capita | Maldives |
| 2020s | 52.17 grams of protein per day per capita | 52.99 grams of protein per day per capita | 0.8185 grams of protein per day per capita | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher protein supply from animal foods vs. gdp per capita, Japan or Maldives?
- Japan, at 53.35 grams of protein per day per capita against 53.03 grams of protein per day per capita in Maldives as of 2022.
- What is the difference in protein supply from animal foods vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Maldives?
- 0.32 grams of protein per day per capita, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Maldives?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Maldives rank globally for protein supply from animal foods vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 75th and Maldives ranks 76th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Protein supply from animal foods 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
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.