Italy vs Spain: Daily per capita protein supply vs. GDP per capita
Italy
116.6 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Spain
117.64 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Italy rank
28th
Spain rank
26th
Daily per capita protein supply vs. GDP per capita over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 117.64 grams per day per capita against 116.6 grams per day per capita in Italy, a difference of 1.04 grams per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 28th and Spain ranks 26th of 192 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.7 grams per day per capita | 80.81 grams per day per capita | 7.89 grams per day per capita | Italy |
| 1970s | 100.51 grams per day per capita | 91.04 grams per day per capita | 9.47 grams per day per capita | Italy |
| 1980s | 105.76 grams per day per capita | 99.84 grams per day per capita | 5.92 grams per day per capita | Italy |
| 1990s | 109.94 grams per day per capita | 107.62 grams per day per capita | 2.32 grams per day per capita | Italy |
| 2000s | 112.25 grams per day per capita | 109.46 grams per day per capita | 2.8 grams per day per capita | Italy |
| 2010s | 115.3 grams per day per capita | 110.47 grams per day per capita | 4.84 grams per day per capita | Italy |
| 2020s | 115.72 grams per day per capita | 114.82 grams per day per capita | 0.905 grams per day per capita | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily per capita protein supply vs. gdp per capita, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 117.64 grams per day per capita against 116.6 grams per day per capita in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita protein supply vs. gdp per capita between Italy and Spain?
- 1.04 grams per day per capita, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for daily per capita protein supply vs. gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 28th and Spain ranks 26th 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.