Brunei vs Maldives: Dietary composition by country
Brunei
48.1 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2009
Maldives
44.49 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Brunei rank
27th
Maldives rank
29th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Brunei
- Maldives
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 48.1 kilocalories per day per capita against 44.49 kilocalories per day per capita in Maldives, a difference of 3.61 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Maldives ahead.
Brunei ranks 27th and Maldives ranks 29th of 191 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.45 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.45 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.99 kilocalories per day per capita | Maldives |
| 1970s | 13.44 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.13 kilocalories per day per capita | Brunei |
| 1980s | 26.94 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.27 kilocalories per day per capita | 15.67 kilocalories per day per capita | Brunei |
| 1990s | 30.9 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.42 kilocalories per day per capita | 24.48 kilocalories per day per capita | Brunei |
| 2000s | 38.46 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.86 kilocalories per day per capita | 26.6 kilocalories per day per capita | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Brunei or Maldives?
- Brunei, at 48.1 kilocalories per day per capita against 44.49 kilocalories per day per capita in Maldives as of 2009.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Brunei and Maldives?
- 3.61 kilocalories per day per capita, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Maldives?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2009.
- How do Brunei and Maldives rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Brunei ranks 27th and Maldives ranks 29th 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.