Ghana vs Samoa: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Ghana
3,125 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Samoa
3,116 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Ghana rank
70th
Samoa rank
73rd
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ghana
- Samoa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3,125 kilocalories per day against 3,116 kilocalories per day in Samoa, a difference of 9 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 70th and Samoa ranks 73rd of 192 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,911 kilocalories per day | 2,012 kilocalories per day | 101.14 kilocalories per day | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1,854 kilocalories per day | 2,328 kilocalories per day | 474.58 kilocalories per day | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1,610 kilocalories per day | 2,448 kilocalories per day | 838.53 kilocalories per day | Samoa |
| 1990s | 2,163 kilocalories per day | 2,442 kilocalories per day | 278.93 kilocalories per day | Samoa |
| 2000s | 2,617 kilocalories per day | 2,745 kilocalories per day | 127.42 kilocalories per day | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2,903 kilocalories per day | 2,982 kilocalories per day | 78.47 kilocalories per day | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3,119 kilocalories per day | 3,135 kilocalories per day | 16.1 kilocalories per day | Samoa |
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, Ghana or Samoa?
- Ghana, at 3,125 kilocalories per day against 3,116 kilocalories per day in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between Ghana and Samoa?
- 9 kilocalories per day, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Samoa rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 70th and Samoa ranks 73rd 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.