Japan vs Sri Lanka: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Japan
2,670 kilocalories per day
in 2022
Sri Lanka
2,675 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Japan rank
141st
Sri Lanka rank
138th
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2,675 kilocalories per day against 2,670 kilocalories per day in Japan, a difference of 5 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Japan ranks 141st and Sri Lanka ranks 138th of 192 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,732 kilocalories per day | 1,948 kilocalories per day | 215 kilocalories per day | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 2,540 kilocalories per day | 2,271 kilocalories per day | 269.05 kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 1970s | 2,696 kilocalories per day | 2,248 kilocalories per day | 447.58 kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 1980s | 2,824 kilocalories per day | 2,342 kilocalories per day | 482.01 kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 1990s | 2,901 kilocalories per day | 2,306 kilocalories per day | 595.63 kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 2000s | 2,793 kilocalories per day | 2,328 kilocalories per day | 464.54 kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,687 kilocalories per day | 2,635 kilocalories per day | 51.22 kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 2020s | 2,658 kilocalories per day | 2,838 kilocalories per day | 179.84 kilocalories per day | Sri Lanka |
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, Japan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2,675 kilocalories per day against 2,670 kilocalories per day in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 5 kilocalories per day, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 141st and Sri Lanka ranks 138th 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.