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
0204060196119922023

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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Indicator
Daily per capita protein supply vs. GDP per capita
Unit
grams per day per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.