New Zealand vs Samoa: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
New Zealand
3,122 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Samoa
3,116 kilocalories per day
in 2023
New Zealand rank
71st
Samoa rank
73rd
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Samoa
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 3,122 kilocalories per day against 3,116 kilocalories per day in Samoa, a difference of 6 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 71st and Samoa ranks 73rd of 192 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,964 kilocalories per day | 2,012 kilocalories per day | 952.16 kilocalories per day | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 3,083 kilocalories per day | 2,328 kilocalories per day | 755.1 kilocalories per day | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 3,084 kilocalories per day | 2,448 kilocalories per day | 635.71 kilocalories per day | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3,193 kilocalories per day | 2,442 kilocalories per day | 750.99 kilocalories per day | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3,161 kilocalories per day | 2,745 kilocalories per day | 415.69 kilocalories per day | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3,191 kilocalories per day | 2,982 kilocalories per day | 208.69 kilocalories per day | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3,139 kilocalories per day | 3,135 kilocalories per day | 3.47 kilocalories per day | New Zealand |
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, New Zealand or Samoa?
- New Zealand, at 3,122 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 New Zealand and Samoa?
- 6 kilocalories per day, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Samoa rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 71st 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.