Djibouti vs Nicaragua: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Djibouti
2,721 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Nicaragua
2,760 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Djibouti rank
132nd
Nicaragua rank
130th
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- Djibouti
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 2,760 kilocalories per day against 2,721 kilocalories per day in Djibouti, a difference of 39 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Djibouti ranks 132nd and Nicaragua ranks 130th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,704 kilocalories per day | 2,009 kilocalories per day | 305.07 kilocalories per day | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 1,759 kilocalories per day | 2,020 kilocalories per day | 260.86 kilocalories per day | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 1,641 kilocalories per day | 2,105 kilocalories per day | 464.3 kilocalories per day | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1,701 kilocalories per day | 1,920 kilocalories per day | 219.5 kilocalories per day | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2,054 kilocalories per day | 2,406 kilocalories per day | 352.71 kilocalories per day | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2,619 kilocalories per day | 2,600 kilocalories per day | 18.54 kilocalories per day | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 2,736 kilocalories per day | 2,753 kilocalories per day | 16.66 kilocalories per day | Nicaragua |
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, Djibouti or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 2,760 kilocalories per day against 2,721 kilocalories per day in Djibouti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between Djibouti and Nicaragua?
- 39 kilocalories per day, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Nicaragua rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 132nd and Nicaragua ranks 130th 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.