Brazil vs Korea: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
3,423 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Korea
3,430 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Brazil rank
32nd
Korea rank
31st
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 3,430 kilocalories per day against 3,423 kilocalories per day in Brazil, a difference of 7 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 32nd and Korea ranks 31st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,343 kilocalories per day | 2,303 kilocalories per day | 40.57 kilocalories per day | Brazil |
| 1970s | 2,510 kilocalories per day | 2,953 kilocalories per day | 443.73 kilocalories per day | Korea |
| 1980s | 2,669 kilocalories per day | 2,952 kilocalories per day | 283.08 kilocalories per day | Korea |
| 1990s | 2,813 kilocalories per day | 2,952 kilocalories per day | 138.57 kilocalories per day | Korea |
| 2000s | 3,067 kilocalories per day | 3,068 kilocalories per day | 0.975 kilocalories per day | Korea |
| 2010s | 3,318 kilocalories per day | 3,338 kilocalories per day | 19.78 kilocalories per day | Korea |
| 2020s | 3,385 kilocalories per day | 3,411 kilocalories per day | 25.62 kilocalories per day | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita, Brazil or Korea?
- Korea, at 3,430 kilocalories per day against 3,423 kilocalories per day in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and Korea?
- 7 kilocalories per day, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Korea rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 32nd and Korea ranks 31st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Daily per capita supply of calories 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.