Gambia vs Vanuatu: Dietary composition by country
Gambia
15.82 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Vanuatu
16.24 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Gambia rank
80th
Vanuatu rank
78th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Gambia
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 16.24 kilocalories per day per capita against 15.82 kilocalories per day per capita in Gambia, a difference of 0.42 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Gambia ranks 80th and Vanuatu ranks 78th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.096 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.096 kilocalories per day per capita | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.6837 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.29 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.608 kilocalories per day per capita | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.8548 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.89 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.03 kilocalories per day per capita | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 3.13 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.4 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.28 kilocalories per day per capita | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 3.86 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.56 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.7062 kilocalories per day per capita | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 12.72 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.23 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5185 kilocalories per day per capita | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 21.09 kilocalories per day per capita | 14.98 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.11 kilocalories per day per capita | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Gambia or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 16.24 kilocalories per day per capita against 15.82 kilocalories per day per capita in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Gambia and Vanuatu?
- 0.42 kilocalories per day per capita, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Vanuatu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Vanuatu rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Gambia ranks 80th and Vanuatu ranks 78th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.