Argentina vs Malawi: Dietary composition by country
Argentina
0.9797 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2009
Malawi
0.87 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Argentina rank
162nd
Malawi rank
164th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Argentina
- Malawi
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.9797 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.87 kilocalories per day per capita in Malawi, a difference of 0.1097 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Argentina ranks 162nd and Malawi ranks 164th of 191 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 1990s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 2000s | 0.4911 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5034 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.0123 kilocalories per day per capita | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Argentina or Malawi?
- Argentina, at 0.9797 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.87 kilocalories per day per capita in Malawi as of 2009.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Argentina and Malawi?
- 0.1097 kilocalories per day per capita, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Malawi?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2009.
- How do Argentina and Malawi rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Argentina ranks 162nd and Malawi ranks 164th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Dietary composition by country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.