Nicaragua vs Samoa: Dietary composition by country
Nicaragua
29.51 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Samoa
29.98 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
48th
Samoa rank
47th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Nicaragua
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 29.98 kilocalories per day per capita against 29.51 kilocalories per day per capita in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.47 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 48th and Samoa ranks 47th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9939 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5586 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4353 kilocalories per day per capita | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 5.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.5 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.87 kilocalories per day per capita | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 1.4 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.14 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.2575 kilocalories per day per capita | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 4.62 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.51 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.89 kilocalories per day per capita | Samoa |
| 2000s | 11.1 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.07 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.97 kilocalories per day per capita | Samoa |
| 2010s | 25.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 32.77 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.28 kilocalories per day per capita | Samoa |
| 2020s | 28.42 kilocalories per day per capita | 31.45 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.03 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, Nicaragua or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 29.98 kilocalories per day per capita against 29.51 kilocalories per day per capita in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Nicaragua and Samoa?
- 0.47 kilocalories per day per capita, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Samoa rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Nicaragua ranks 48th and Samoa ranks 47th 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.