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
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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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.