Djibouti vs Maldives: Dietary composition by country
Djibouti
50.79 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Maldives
44.49 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Djibouti rank
26th
Maldives rank
29th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Djibouti
- Maldives
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 50.79 kilocalories per day per capita against 44.49 kilocalories per day per capita in Maldives, a difference of 6.3 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Maldives ahead.
Djibouti ranks 26th and Maldives ranks 29th of 191 regions.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.45 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.45 kilocalories per day per capita | Maldives |
| 1970s | 2.52 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.8 kilocalories per day per capita | Maldives |
| 1980s | 6.03 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.27 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.24 kilocalories per day per capita | Maldives |
| 1990s | 3.55 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.42 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.87 kilocalories per day per capita | Maldives |
| 2000s | 9.69 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.86 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.18 kilocalories per day per capita | Maldives |
| 2010s | 35.03 kilocalories per day per capita | 86.25 kilocalories per day per capita | 51.22 kilocalories per day per capita | Maldives |
| 2020s | 47.57 kilocalories per day per capita | 53.23 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.66 kilocalories per day per capita | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Djibouti or Maldives?
- Djibouti, at 50.79 kilocalories per day per capita against 44.49 kilocalories per day per capita in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Djibouti and Maldives?
- 6.3 kilocalories per day per capita, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Maldives?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Maldives rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Djibouti ranks 26th and Maldives ranks 29th of 191 regions.
- 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.