Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Daily per capita protein supply vs. GDP per capita
Malawi
65.67 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Sri Lanka
67.54 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Malawi rank
157th
Sri Lanka rank
155th
Daily per capita protein supply vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malawi
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 67.54 grams per day per capita against 65.67 grams per day per capita in Malawi, a difference of 1.87 grams per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 157th and Sri Lanka ranks 155th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.22 grams per day per capita | 46.92 grams per day per capita | 16.31 grams per day per capita | Malawi |
| 1970s | 70.38 grams per day per capita | 45.53 grams per day per capita | 24.85 grams per day per capita | Malawi |
| 1980s | 58.96 grams per day per capita | 48.28 grams per day per capita | 10.67 grams per day per capita | Malawi |
| 1990s | 50.99 grams per day per capita | 51.51 grams per day per capita | 0.5238 grams per day per capita | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 58.4 grams per day per capita | 53.21 grams per day per capita | 5.18 grams per day per capita | Malawi |
| 2010s | 62.47 grams per day per capita | 69 grams per day per capita | 6.53 grams per day per capita | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 65.8 grams per day per capita | 71.28 grams per day per capita | 5.48 grams per day per capita | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily per capita protein supply vs. gdp per capita, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 67.54 grams per day per capita against 65.67 grams per day per capita in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita protein supply vs. gdp per capita between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 1.87 grams per day per capita, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for daily per capita protein supply vs. gdp per capita?
- Malawi ranks 157th and Sri Lanka ranks 155th 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.