Barbados vs South Korea: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Barbados
1,909 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
South Korea
1,908 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Barbados rank
54th
South Korea rank
56th
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Barbados
- South Korea
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1,909 kilocalories per person per day against 1,908 kilocalories per person per day in South Korea, a difference of 1 kilocalories per person per day.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 54th and South Korea ranks 56th of 195 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,900 kilocalories per person per day | 1,882 kilocalories per person per day | 17.1 kilocalories per person per day | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1,906 kilocalories per person per day | 1,904 kilocalories per person per day | 2.5 kilocalories per person per day | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | 1,906 kilocalories per person per day | 2.8 kilocalories per person per day | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Barbados or South Korea?
- Barbados, at 1,909 kilocalories per person per day against 1,908 kilocalories per person per day in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Barbados and South Korea?
- 1 kilocalories per person per day, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Korea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and South Korea rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Barbados ranks 54th and South Korea ranks 56th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Minimum daily requirement of calories. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The minimum amount of daily dietary energy per person that is considered adequate to ensure they maintain a minimum weight for health. Across a population, this takes factors such as the age, sex, height, and activity levels of different individuals into account.