Bangladesh vs Madagascar: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita
Bangladesh
74 percent
in 2021
Madagascar
79 percent
in 2021
Bangladesh rank
4th
Madagascar rank
2nd
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 79 percent against 74 percent in Bangladesh, a difference of 5 percent.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Madagascar ranks 2nd of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.33 percent | 78.22 percent | 4.11 percent | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 78.9 percent | 79.5 percent | 0.6 percent | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 74.5 percent | 79 percent | 4.5 percent | Madagascar |
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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 79 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 Madagascar?
- 5 percent, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Madagascar?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Bangladesh and Madagascar rank globally for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th and Madagascar ranks 2nd 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.