Laos vs Samoa: Dietary composition by country

Laos
27.66
in 2023
Samoa
29.98
in 2023
Laos rank
50th
Samoa rank
47th

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Laos
  • Samoa
01020304050196119922023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 29.98 against 27.66 in Laos, a difference of 2.32.

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 0.5586 0.2248 Samoa
1970s 0.3031 3.5 3.19 Samoa
1980s 0 1.14 1.14 Samoa
1990s 0.5937 9.51 8.91 Samoa
2000s 2.28 16.07 13.79 Samoa
2010s 14.38 32.77 18.39 Samoa
2020s 20.43 31.45 11.02 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 against 27.66 in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Laos and Samoa?
2.32, 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?
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

Indicator
Dietary composition by country
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
191 places, 10,034 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed