Denmark vs Italy: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Denmark
3,734 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Italy
3,753 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Denmark rank
9th
Italy rank
8th
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- Denmark
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3,753 kilocalories per day against 3,734 kilocalories per day in Denmark, a difference of 19 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 9th and Italy ranks 8th of 192 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3,166 kilocalories per day | 2,324 kilocalories per day | 842 kilocalories per day | Denmark |
| 1960s | 3,109 kilocalories per day | 3,145 kilocalories per day | 35.49 kilocalories per day | Italy |
| 1970s | 3,059 kilocalories per day | 3,464 kilocalories per day | 404.56 kilocalories per day | Italy |
| 1980s | 3,135 kilocalories per day | 3,471 kilocalories per day | 336.06 kilocalories per day | Italy |
| 1990s | 3,315 kilocalories per day | 3,558 kilocalories per day | 242.8 kilocalories per day | Italy |
| 2000s | 3,367 kilocalories per day | 3,633 kilocalories per day | 266.57 kilocalories per day | Italy |
| 2010s | 3,630 kilocalories per day | 3,583 kilocalories per day | 47.1 kilocalories per day | Denmark |
| 2020s | 3,784 kilocalories per day | 3,704 kilocalories per day | 80.69 kilocalories per day | Denmark |
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, Denmark or Italy?
- Italy, at 3,753 kilocalories per day against 3,734 kilocalories per day in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between Denmark and Italy?
- 19 kilocalories per day, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Italy?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Italy rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- Denmark ranks 9th and Italy ranks 8th 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.