Laos vs Nicaragua: Dietary composition by country
Laos
27.66 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Nicaragua
29.51 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Laos rank
50th
Nicaragua rank
48th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Laos
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 29.51 kilocalories per day per capita against 27.66 kilocalories per day per capita in Laos, a difference of 1.85 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 50th and Nicaragua ranks 48th of 191 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3338 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9939 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.6602 kilocalories per day per capita | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.3031 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.06 kilocalories per day per capita | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.4 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.4 kilocalories per day per capita | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.5937 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.62 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.03 kilocalories per day per capita | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.28 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.1 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.82 kilocalories per day per capita | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 14.38 kilocalories per day per capita | 25.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.11 kilocalories per day per capita | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 20.43 kilocalories per day per capita | 28.42 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.99 kilocalories per day per capita | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Laos or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 29.51 kilocalories per day per capita against 27.66 kilocalories per day per capita in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Laos and Nicaragua?
- 1.85 kilocalories per day per capita, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Nicaragua rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Laos ranks 50th and Nicaragua ranks 48th 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.