Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Daily per capita protein supply vs. GDP per capita
Nigeria
57.03 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Sierra Leone
57.58 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Nigeria rank
175th
Sierra Leone rank
173rd
Daily per capita protein supply vs. GDP per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 57.58 grams per day per capita against 57.03 grams per day per capita in Nigeria, a difference of 0.55 grams per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 175th and Sierra Leone ranks 173rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.73 grams per day per capita | 41.8 grams per day per capita | 1.93 grams per day per capita | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 41.44 grams per day per capita | 44.66 grams per day per capita | 3.22 grams per day per capita | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 43.61 grams per day per capita | 41.41 grams per day per capita | 2.2 grams per day per capita | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 53.66 grams per day per capita | 42.02 grams per day per capita | 11.64 grams per day per capita | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 59.15 grams per day per capita | 45.51 grams per day per capita | 13.64 grams per day per capita | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 60.75 grams per day per capita | 55.74 grams per day per capita | 5.01 grams per day per capita | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 58.2 grams per day per capita | 57.34 grams per day per capita | 0.86 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, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 57.58 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 Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 0.55 grams per day per capita, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for daily per capita protein supply vs. gdp per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 175th and Sierra Leone ranks 173rd 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.