Gambia vs Honduras: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Gambia
1,784 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Honduras
1,781 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Gambia rank
140th
Honduras rank
143rd
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Gambia
- Honduras
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1,784 kilocalories per person per day against 1,781 kilocalories per person per day in Honduras, a difference of 3 kilocalories per person per day.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 140th and Honduras ranks 143rd of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Honduras in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,725 kilocalories per person per day | 1,693 kilocalories per person per day | 31.5 kilocalories per person per day | Gambia |
| 2010s | 1,747 kilocalories per person per day | 1,750 kilocalories per person per day | 3.2 kilocalories per person per day | Honduras |
| 2020s | 1,776 kilocalories per person per day | 1,776 kilocalories per person per day | 0.2 kilocalories per person per day | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Gambia or Honduras?
- Gambia, at 1,784 kilocalories per person per day against 1,781 kilocalories per person per day in Honduras as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Gambia and Honduras?
- 3 kilocalories per person per day, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Honduras?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Honduras rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Gambia ranks 140th and Honduras ranks 143rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.