Cuba vs Spain: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Cuba
3,385 kilocalories per day
in 2019
Spain
3,377 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Cuba rank
38th
Spain rank
41st
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cuba
- Spain
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 3,385 kilocalories per day against 3,377 kilocalories per day in Spain, a difference of 8 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 38th and Spain ranks 41st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2,748 kilocalories per day | 2,278 kilocalories per day | 469.5 kilocalories per day | Cuba |
| 1960s | 2,284 kilocalories per day | 2,693 kilocalories per day | 409.02 kilocalories per day | Spain |
| 1970s | 2,695 kilocalories per day | 2,942 kilocalories per day | 246.7 kilocalories per day | Spain |
| 1980s | 3,024 kilocalories per day | 3,095 kilocalories per day | 70.9 kilocalories per day | Spain |
| 1990s | 2,572 kilocalories per day | 3,276 kilocalories per day | 703.71 kilocalories per day | Spain |
| 2000s | 3,204 kilocalories per day | 3,219 kilocalories per day | 15.1 kilocalories per day | Spain |
| 2010s | 3,358 kilocalories per day | 3,245 kilocalories per day | 112.87 kilocalories per day | Cuba |
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, Cuba or Spain?
- Cuba, at 3,385 kilocalories per day against 3,377 kilocalories per day in Spain as of 2019.
- What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between Cuba and Spain?
- 8 kilocalories per day, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2019.
- How do Cuba and Spain rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- Cuba ranks 38th and Spain ranks 41st 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.