El Salvador vs Jamaica: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita

El Salvador
2,896 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Jamaica
2,892 kilocalories per day
in 2023
El Salvador rank
106th
Jamaica rank
107th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 2,896 kilocalories per day against 2,892 kilocalories per day in Jamaica, a difference of 4 kilocalories per day.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.

El Salvador ranks 106th and Jamaica ranks 107th of 192 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 1,693 kilocalories per day 2,155 kilocalories per day 461.96 kilocalories per day Jamaica
1970s 2,011 kilocalories per day 2,601 kilocalories per day 590.3 kilocalories per day Jamaica
1980s 2,279 kilocalories per day 2,572 kilocalories per day 292.92 kilocalories per day Jamaica
1990s 2,384 kilocalories per day 2,647 kilocalories per day 263.09 kilocalories per day Jamaica
2000s 2,612 kilocalories per day 2,769 kilocalories per day 156.74 kilocalories per day Jamaica
2010s 2,692 kilocalories per day 2,810 kilocalories per day 117.65 kilocalories per day Jamaica
2020s 2,854 kilocalories per day 2,875 kilocalories per day 21.01 kilocalories per day Jamaica

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, El Salvador or Jamaica?
El Salvador, at 2,896 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 El Salvador and Jamaica?
4 kilocalories per day, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
El Salvador ranks 106th 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.