Kuwait vs Maldives: Dietary composition by country
Kuwait
42.5 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Maldives
44.49 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Kuwait rank
31st
Maldives rank
29th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Kuwait
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 44.49 kilocalories per day per capita against 42.5 kilocalories per day per capita in Kuwait, a difference of 1.99 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Maldives ahead.
Kuwait ranks 31st and Maldives ranks 29th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.75 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.45 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.7 kilocalories per day per capita | Maldives |
| 1970s | 11.05 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.27 kilocalories per day per capita | Maldives |
| 1980s | 17.79 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.27 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.52 kilocalories per day per capita | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 21.05 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.42 kilocalories per day per capita | 14.63 kilocalories per day per capita | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 27.98 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.86 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.12 kilocalories per day per capita | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 40.9 kilocalories per day per capita | 86.25 kilocalories per day per capita | 45.35 kilocalories per day per capita | Maldives |
| 2020s | 41.61 kilocalories per day per capita | 53.23 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.62 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, Kuwait or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 44.49 kilocalories per day per capita against 42.5 kilocalories per day per capita in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Kuwait and Maldives?
- 1.99 kilocalories per day per capita, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Kuwait ranks 31st and Maldives ranks 29th 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.