India vs Maldives: Daily supply of calories per person

India
2,668 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Maldives
2,671 kilocalories per day
in 2023
India rank
141st
Maldives rank
139th

Daily supply of calories per person over time

  • India
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 2,671 kilocalories per day against 2,668 kilocalories per day in India, a difference of 3 kilocalories per day.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

India ranks 141st and Maldives ranks 139th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 2,030 kilocalories per day 1,570 kilocalories per day 460.27 kilocalories per day India
1970s 2,069 kilocalories per day 1,742 kilocalories per day 327.42 kilocalories per day India
1980s 2,190 kilocalories per day 2,210 kilocalories per day 20.83 kilocalories per day Maldives
1990s 2,310 kilocalories per day 2,308 kilocalories per day 1.93 kilocalories per day India
2000s 2,285 kilocalories per day 2,372 kilocalories per day 87.18 kilocalories per day Maldives
2010s 2,447 kilocalories per day 2,661 kilocalories per day 213.92 kilocalories per day Maldives
2020s 2,589 kilocalories per day 2,645 kilocalories per day 56.7 kilocalories per day Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher daily supply of calories per person, India or Maldives?
Maldives, at 2,671 kilocalories per day against 2,668 kilocalories per day in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in daily supply of calories per person between India and Maldives?
3 kilocalories per day, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Maldives?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Maldives rank globally for daily supply of calories per person?
India ranks 141st and Maldives ranks 139th of 191 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 supply of calories per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Daily supply of calories per person
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

Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.