Korea vs Malta: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Korea
3,430 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Malta
3,407 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Korea rank
31st
Malta rank
34th
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- Korea
- Malta
How they compare
Korea currently reports 3,430 kilocalories per day against 3,407 kilocalories per day in Malta, a difference of 23 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.
Korea ranks 31st and Malta ranks 34th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,303 kilocalories per day | 2,813 kilocalories per day | 510.42 kilocalories per day | Malta |
| 1970s | 2,953 kilocalories per day | 2,966 kilocalories per day | 12.79 kilocalories per day | Malta |
| 1980s | 2,952 kilocalories per day | 3,088 kilocalories per day | 136.17 kilocalories per day | Malta |
| 1990s | 2,952 kilocalories per day | 3,301 kilocalories per day | 349.41 kilocalories per day | Malta |
| 2000s | 3,068 kilocalories per day | 3,389 kilocalories per day | 321.7 kilocalories per day | Malta |
| 2010s | 3,338 kilocalories per day | 3,463 kilocalories per day | 124.6 kilocalories per day | Malta |
| 2020s | 3,411 kilocalories per day | 3,352 kilocalories per day | 58.4 kilocalories per day | Korea |
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, Korea or Malta?
- Korea, at 3,430 kilocalories per day against 3,407 kilocalories per day in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between Korea and Malta?
- 23 kilocalories per day, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malta?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Malta rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- Korea ranks 31st and Malta ranks 34th 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.