El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Dietary compositions by commodity group

El Salvador
44.74
in 2023
Nicaragua
45.02
in 2023
El Salvador rank
117th
Nicaragua rank
115th

Dietary compositions by commodity group over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
1020304050196119922023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 45.02 against 44.74 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.28.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 117th and Nicaragua ranks 115th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 12.35 13.26 0.9107 Nicaragua
1970s 14.96 20.36 5.4 Nicaragua
1980s 12.6 9.39 3.21 El Salvador
1990s 9.17 14.05 4.89 Nicaragua
2000s 19.43 21.08 1.66 Nicaragua
2010s 41.79 39.77 2.02 El Salvador
2020s 45.73 43.59 2.14 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 45.02 against 44.74 in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
0.28, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
El Salvador ranks 117th and Nicaragua ranks 115th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Dietary compositions by commodity group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Dietary compositions by commodity group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed