Panama vs United Kingdom: Dietary composition by country
Panama
35.79 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
United Kingdom
39.84 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Panama rank
38th
United Kingdom rank
35th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Panama
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 39.84 kilocalories per day per capita against 35.79 kilocalories per day per capita in Panama, a difference of 4.05 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 38th and United Kingdom ranks 35th of 191 regions.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.69 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.69 kilocalories per day per capita | Panama |
| 1970s | 3.34 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.34 kilocalories per day per capita | Panama |
| 1980s | 7.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.71 kilocalories per day per capita | Panama |
| 1990s | 3.85 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.11 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.26 kilocalories per day per capita | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 16.96 kilocalories per day per capita | 14.66 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.3 kilocalories per day per capita | Panama |
| 2010s | 38.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 45.1 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.5 kilocalories per day per capita | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 26.59 kilocalories per day per capita | 46.57 kilocalories per day per capita | 19.98 kilocalories per day per capita | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Panama or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 39.84 kilocalories per day per capita against 35.79 kilocalories per day per capita in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Panama and United Kingdom?
- 4.05 kilocalories per day per capita, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United Kingdom?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Panama and United Kingdom rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Panama ranks 38th and United Kingdom ranks 35th of 191 regions.
- 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.