Cameroon vs Jamaica: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita

Cameroon
2,901 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Jamaica
2,892 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Cameroon rank
104th
Jamaica rank
107th

Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2,901 kilocalories per day against 2,892 kilocalories per day in Jamaica, a difference of 9 kilocalories per day.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 104th and Jamaica ranks 107th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 2,151 kilocalories per day 2,155 kilocalories per day 4.28 kilocalories per day Jamaica
1970s 2,375 kilocalories per day 2,601 kilocalories per day 225.94 kilocalories per day Jamaica
1980s 2,230 kilocalories per day 2,572 kilocalories per day 341.71 kilocalories per day Jamaica
1990s 2,199 kilocalories per day 2,647 kilocalories per day 448.04 kilocalories per day Jamaica
2000s 2,436 kilocalories per day 2,769 kilocalories per day 332.93 kilocalories per day Jamaica
2010s 2,822 kilocalories per day 2,810 kilocalories per day 11.45 kilocalories per day Cameroon
2020s 2,887 kilocalories per day 2,875 kilocalories per day 12.14 kilocalories per day Cameroon

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, Cameroon or Jamaica?
Cameroon, at 2,901 kilocalories per day against 2,892 kilocalories per day in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and Jamaica?
9 kilocalories per day, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Jamaica?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Jamaica rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
Cameroon ranks 104th and Jamaica ranks 107th 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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Indicator
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilocalories per day
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,444 data points, 1274–2023
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.