Japan vs Samoa: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita
Japan
39 percent
in 2021
Samoa
39 percent
in 2021
Japan rank
108th
Samoa rank
108th
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Samoa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 39 percent against 39 percent in Samoa, a difference of 0 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 108th and Samoa ranks 108th of 182 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41 percent | 29.78 percent | 11.22 percent | Japan |
| 2010s | 40.6 percent | 32.5 percent | 8.1 percent | Japan |
| 2020s | 39 percent | 38.5 percent | 0.5 percent | Japan |
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, Japan or Samoa?
- Japan, at 39 percent against 39 percent in Samoa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Samoa?
- 0 percent, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Samoa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Samoa rank globally for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 108th and Samoa ranks 108th 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.