Bangladesh vs Myanmar: Dietary composition by country
Bangladesh
0.69 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Myanmar
0.58 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
170th
Myanmar rank
173rd
Dietary composition by country over time
- Bangladesh
- Myanmar
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.69 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.58 kilocalories per day per capita in Myanmar, a difference of 0.11 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Myanmar ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 170th and Myanmar ranks 173rd of 191 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Myanmar | 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 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8478 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8478 kilocalories per day per capita | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.462 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.93 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.47 kilocalories per day per capita | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.79 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.21 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.42 kilocalories per day per capita | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Bangladesh or Myanmar?
- Bangladesh, at 0.69 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.58 kilocalories per day per capita in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Bangladesh and Myanmar?
- 0.11 kilocalories per day per capita, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Myanmar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Myanmar rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Bangladesh ranks 170th and Myanmar ranks 173rd 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.