Bangladesh vs Cambodia: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita
Bangladesh
74 percent
in 2021
Cambodia
76 percent
in 2021
Bangladesh rank
4th
Cambodia rank
3rd
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 76 percent against 74 percent in Bangladesh, a difference of 2 percent.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Cambodia ranks 3rd of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Cambodia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.33 percent | 73.11 percent | 9.22 percent | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 78.9 percent | 75.4 percent | 3.5 percent | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 74.5 percent | 76 percent | 1.5 percent | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita, Bangladesh or Cambodia?
- Cambodia, at 76 percent against 74 percent in Bangladesh as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita between Bangladesh and Cambodia?
- 2 percent, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cambodia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Bangladesh and Cambodia rank globally for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th and Cambodia ranks 3rd of 182 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 Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.