Romania vs Saudi Arabia: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Romania
3,649 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
3,660 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Romania rank
14th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- Romania
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 3,660 kilocalories per day against 3,649 kilocalories per day in Romania, a difference of 11 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 192 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,995 kilocalories per day | 3,003 kilocalories per day | 7.51 kilocalories per day | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 3,139 kilocalories per day | 3,191 kilocalories per day | 51.75 kilocalories per day | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 3,046 kilocalories per day | 4,470 kilocalories per day | 1,424 kilocalories per day | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3,055 kilocalories per day | 4,030 kilocalories per day | 974.7 kilocalories per day | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 3,471 kilocalories per day | 3,603 kilocalories per day | 131.71 kilocalories per day | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 3,499 kilocalories per day | 3,514 kilocalories per day | 15.04 kilocalories per day | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 3,664 kilocalories per day | 3,723 kilocalories per day | 58.19 kilocalories per day | Saudi Arabia |
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, Romania or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 3,660 kilocalories per day against 3,649 kilocalories per day in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between Romania and Saudi Arabia?
- 11 kilocalories per day, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Romania and Saudi Arabia rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- Romania ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th 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.