India vs Maldives: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
India
2,668 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Maldives
2,671 kilocalories per day
in 2023
India rank
142nd
Maldives rank
140th
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- India
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2,671 kilocalories per day against 2,668 kilocalories per day in India, a difference of 3 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 142nd and Maldives ranks 140th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,030 kilocalories per day | 1,570 kilocalories per day | 460.27 kilocalories per day | India |
| 1970s | 2,069 kilocalories per day | 1,742 kilocalories per day | 327.42 kilocalories per day | India |
| 1980s | 2,190 kilocalories per day | 2,210 kilocalories per day | 20.83 kilocalories per day | Maldives |
| 1990s | 2,310 kilocalories per day | 2,308 kilocalories per day | 1.93 kilocalories per day | India |
| 2000s | 2,285 kilocalories per day | 2,372 kilocalories per day | 87.18 kilocalories per day | Maldives |
| 2010s | 2,447 kilocalories per day | 2,661 kilocalories per day | 213.92 kilocalories per day | Maldives |
| 2020s | 2,589 kilocalories per day | 2,645 kilocalories per day | 56.7 kilocalories per day | Maldives |
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, India or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 2,671 kilocalories per day against 2,668 kilocalories per day in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between India and Maldives?
- 3 kilocalories per day, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Maldives?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Maldives rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- India ranks 142nd and Maldives ranks 140th 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.