Cameroon vs Mauritania: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Cameroon
2,901 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Mauritania
2,909 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Cameroon rank
104th
Mauritania rank
102nd
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2,909 kilocalories per day against 2,901 kilocalories per day in Cameroon, a difference of 8 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Cameroon ranks 104th and Mauritania ranks 102nd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,151 kilocalories per day | 2,270 kilocalories per day | 118.83 kilocalories per day | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 2,375 kilocalories per day | 2,080 kilocalories per day | 294.77 kilocalories per day | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 2,230 kilocalories per day | 2,478 kilocalories per day | 247.41 kilocalories per day | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 2,199 kilocalories per day | 2,639 kilocalories per day | 440.62 kilocalories per day | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2,436 kilocalories per day | 2,836 kilocalories per day | 399.53 kilocalories per day | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2,822 kilocalories per day | 2,893 kilocalories per day | 71.84 kilocalories per day | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2,887 kilocalories per day | 2,912 kilocalories per day | 24.89 kilocalories per day | Mauritania |
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 Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2,909 kilocalories per day against 2,901 kilocalories per day in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and Mauritania?
- 8 kilocalories per day, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Mauritania rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 104th and Mauritania ranks 102nd 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.