Laos vs Samoa: Dietary composition by country
Laos
27.66 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Samoa
29.98 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Laos rank
50th
Samoa rank
47th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Laos
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 29.98 kilocalories per day per capita against 27.66 kilocalories per day per capita in Laos, a difference of 2.32 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 50th and Samoa ranks 47th of 191 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3338 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5586 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.2248 kilocalories per day per capita | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.3031 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.5 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.19 kilocalories per day per capita | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.14 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.14 kilocalories per day per capita | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.5937 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.51 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.91 kilocalories per day per capita | Samoa |
| 2000s | 2.28 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.07 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.79 kilocalories per day per capita | Samoa |
| 2010s | 14.38 kilocalories per day per capita | 32.77 kilocalories per day per capita | 18.39 kilocalories per day per capita | Samoa |
| 2020s | 20.43 kilocalories per day per capita | 31.45 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.02 kilocalories per day per capita | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Laos or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 29.98 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 Samoa?
- 2.32 kilocalories per day per capita, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Samoa rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Laos ranks 50th and Samoa ranks 47th 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.