Egypt vs Vietnam: Daily supply of different food groups per person
Egypt
680.38 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Vietnam
689.18 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Egypt rank
15th
Vietnam rank
13th
Daily supply of different food groups per person over time
- Egypt
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 689.18 grams per day per capita against 680.38 grams per day per capita in Egypt, a difference of 8.8 grams per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 15th and Vietnam ranks 13th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 483.35 grams per day per capita | 447.47 grams per day per capita | 35.89 grams per day per capita | Egypt |
| 1970s | 511.67 grams per day per capita | 459.96 grams per day per capita | 51.71 grams per day per capita | Egypt |
| 1980s | 616.4 grams per day per capita | 439.21 grams per day per capita | 177.19 grams per day per capita | Egypt |
| 1990s | 635.74 grams per day per capita | 428.37 grams per day per capita | 207.37 grams per day per capita | Egypt |
| 2000s | 597.7 grams per day per capita | 475.75 grams per day per capita | 121.95 grams per day per capita | Egypt |
| 2010s | 676.79 grams per day per capita | 739.06 grams per day per capita | 62.27 grams per day per capita | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 659.79 grams per day per capita | 710.26 grams per day per capita | 50.47 grams per day per capita | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily supply of different food groups per person, Egypt or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 689.18 grams per day per capita against 680.38 grams per day per capita in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily supply of different food groups per person between Egypt and Vietnam?
- 8.8 grams per day per capita, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Vietnam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Vietnam rank globally for daily supply of different food groups per person?
- Egypt ranks 15th and Vietnam ranks 13th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Daily supply of different food groups per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.