Myanmar vs Panama: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Myanmar
1,803 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Panama
1,802 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Myanmar rank
121st
Panama rank
122nd
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Myanmar
- Panama
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 1,803 kilocalories per person per day against 1,802 kilocalories per person per day in Panama, a difference of 1 kilocalories per person per day.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Myanmar ranks 121st and Panama ranks 122nd of 195 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,766 kilocalories per person per day | 1,764 kilocalories per person per day | 1.4 kilocalories per person per day | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 1,791 kilocalories per person per day | 1,781 kilocalories per person per day | 9.9 kilocalories per person per day | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 1,801 kilocalories per person per day | 1,797 kilocalories per person per day | 4 kilocalories per person per day | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Myanmar or Panama?
- Myanmar, at 1,803 kilocalories per person per day against 1,802 kilocalories per person per day in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Myanmar and Panama?
- 1 kilocalories per person per day, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Panama?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Panama rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Myanmar ranks 121st and Panama ranks 122nd 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.