Gambia vs Nigeria: Daily per capita protein supply vs. GDP per capita
Gambia
58.12 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Nigeria
57.03 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Gambia rank
172nd
Nigeria rank
175th
Daily per capita protein supply vs. GDP per capita over time
- Gambia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 58.12 grams per day per capita against 57.03 grams per day per capita in Nigeria, a difference of 1.09 grams per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 172nd and Nigeria ranks 175th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.02 grams per day per capita | 43.73 grams per day per capita | 5.29 grams per day per capita | Gambia |
| 1970s | 44.02 grams per day per capita | 41.44 grams per day per capita | 2.58 grams per day per capita | Gambia |
| 1980s | 44.56 grams per day per capita | 43.61 grams per day per capita | 0.9475 grams per day per capita | Gambia |
| 1990s | 45.67 grams per day per capita | 53.66 grams per day per capita | 7.99 grams per day per capita | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 51.05 grams per day per capita | 59.15 grams per day per capita | 8.1 grams per day per capita | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 60.33 grams per day per capita | 60.75 grams per day per capita | 0.4171 grams per day per capita | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 58.09 grams per day per capita | 58.2 grams per day per capita | 0.1101 grams per day per capita | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily per capita protein supply vs. gdp per capita, Gambia or Nigeria?
- Gambia, at 58.12 grams per day per capita against 57.03 grams per day per capita in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita protein supply vs. gdp per capita between Gambia and Nigeria?
- 1.09 grams per day per capita, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for daily per capita protein supply vs. gdp per capita?
- Gambia ranks 172nd and Nigeria ranks 175th 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 Daily per capita protein supply 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
Daily per capita supply of calories is measured in kilocalories per person per day. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.