Spain vs Sweden: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Spain
3,377 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Sweden
3,367 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Spain rank
41st
Sweden rank
42nd
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3,377 kilocalories per day against 3,367 kilocalories per day in Sweden, a difference of 10 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 42nd of 192 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2,278 kilocalories per day | 2,990 kilocalories per day | 711 kilocalories per day | Sweden |
| 1960s | 2,693 kilocalories per day | 2,848 kilocalories per day | 154.42 kilocalories per day | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2,942 kilocalories per day | 2,920 kilocalories per day | 21.27 kilocalories per day | Spain |
| 1980s | 3,095 kilocalories per day | 2,978 kilocalories per day | 117.86 kilocalories per day | Spain |
| 1990s | 3,276 kilocalories per day | 3,061 kilocalories per day | 214.79 kilocalories per day | Spain |
| 2000s | 3,219 kilocalories per day | 3,118 kilocalories per day | 100.69 kilocalories per day | Spain |
| 2010s | 3,245 kilocalories per day | 3,220 kilocalories per day | 25.26 kilocalories per day | Spain |
| 2020s | 3,364 kilocalories per day | 3,314 kilocalories per day | 49.1 kilocalories per day | Spain |
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, Spain or Sweden?
- Spain, at 3,377 kilocalories per day against 3,367 kilocalories per day in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between Spain and Sweden?
- 10 kilocalories per day, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- Spain ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 42nd 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.