Panama vs Samoa: Daily supply of calories per person
Panama
3,105 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Samoa
3,116 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Panama rank
75th
Samoa rank
73rd
Daily supply of calories per person over time
- Panama
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3,116 kilocalories per day against 3,105 kilocalories per day in Panama, a difference of 11 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 75th and Samoa ranks 73rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,184 kilocalories per day | 2,012 kilocalories per day | 172.4 kilocalories per day | Panama |
| 1970s | 2,247 kilocalories per day | 2,328 kilocalories per day | 80.69 kilocalories per day | Samoa |
| 1980s | 2,323 kilocalories per day | 2,448 kilocalories per day | 125.76 kilocalories per day | Samoa |
| 1990s | 2,296 kilocalories per day | 2,442 kilocalories per day | 145.61 kilocalories per day | Samoa |
| 2000s | 2,391 kilocalories per day | 2,745 kilocalories per day | 353.73 kilocalories per day | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2,838 kilocalories per day | 2,982 kilocalories per day | 143.85 kilocalories per day | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3,069 kilocalories per day | 3,135 kilocalories per day | 66.5 kilocalories per day | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily supply of calories per person, Panama or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 3,116 kilocalories per day against 3,105 kilocalories per day in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily supply of calories per person between Panama and Samoa?
- 11 kilocalories per day, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Samoa rank globally for daily supply of calories per person?
- Panama ranks 75th 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 β 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
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.