Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Maldives
2,671 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2,675 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Maldives rank
140th
Sri Lanka rank
138th
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2,675 kilocalories per day against 2,671 kilocalories per day in Maldives, a difference of 4 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Maldives ranks 140th and Sri Lanka ranks 138th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,570 kilocalories per day | 2,271 kilocalories per day | 700.56 kilocalories per day | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1,742 kilocalories per day | 2,248 kilocalories per day | 506.21 kilocalories per day | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2,210 kilocalories per day | 2,342 kilocalories per day | 131.19 kilocalories per day | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2,308 kilocalories per day | 2,306 kilocalories per day | 2.2 kilocalories per day | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2,372 kilocalories per day | 2,328 kilocalories per day | 44.07 kilocalories per day | Maldives |
| 2010s | 2,661 kilocalories per day | 2,635 kilocalories per day | 25.24 kilocalories per day | Maldives |
| 2020s | 2,645 kilocalories per day | 2,797 kilocalories per day | 151.84 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, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2,675 kilocalories per day against 2,671 kilocalories per day in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 4 kilocalories per day, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- Maldives ranks 140th 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.