Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita

Papua New Guinea
2,177 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Zambia
2,170 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
179th
Zambia rank
180th

Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2,177 kilocalories per day against 2,170 kilocalories per day in Zambia, a difference of 7 kilocalories per day.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 179th and Zambia ranks 180th of 192 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zambia Difference Ahead
2010s 2,174 kilocalories per day 2,094 kilocalories per day 80.39 kilocalories per day Papua New Guinea
2020s 2,192 kilocalories per day 2,170 kilocalories per day 22.28 kilocalories per day Papua New Guinea

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, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
Papua New Guinea, at 2,177 kilocalories per day against 2,170 kilocalories per day in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
7 kilocalories per day, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 179th and Zambia ranks 180th 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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Indicator
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilocalories per day
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,444 data points, 1274–2023
Last refreshed

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.