Haiti vs Laos: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Haiti
1,830 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Laos
1,827 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Haiti rank
108th
Laos rank
109th
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Haiti
- Laos
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 1,830 kilocalories per person per day against 1,827 kilocalories per person per day in Laos, 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 Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 108th and Laos ranks 109th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,763 kilocalories per person per day | 1,754 kilocalories per person per day | 9.1 kilocalories per person per day | Haiti |
| 2010s | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | 1,803 kilocalories per person per day | 1 kilocalories per person per day | Laos |
| 2020s | 1,825 kilocalories per person per day | 1,822 kilocalories per person per day | 2.4 kilocalories per person per day | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Haiti or Laos?
- Haiti, at 1,830 kilocalories per person per day against 1,827 kilocalories per person per day in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Haiti and Laos?
- 3 kilocalories per person per day, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Laos?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Laos rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Haiti ranks 108th and Laos ranks 109th 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.