Botswana vs Cape Verde: Dietary composition by country
Botswana
54.22 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Cape Verde
64.59 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Botswana rank
22nd
Cape Verde rank
20th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Botswana
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 64.59 kilocalories per day per capita against 54.22 kilocalories per day per capita in Botswana, a difference of 10.37 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Botswana ranks 22nd and Cape Verde ranks 20th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Cape Verde in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9855 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9855 kilocalories per day per capita | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.11 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.11 kilocalories per day per capita | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 0.5286 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.19 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.66 kilocalories per day per capita | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 4.86 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.13 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.26 kilocalories per day per capita | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 10.55 kilocalories per day per capita | 15.45 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.9 kilocalories per day per capita | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 49.51 kilocalories per day per capita | 42.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.21 kilocalories per day per capita | Botswana |
| 2020s | 57.63 kilocalories per day per capita | 66.67 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.04 kilocalories per day per capita | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Botswana or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 64.59 kilocalories per day per capita against 54.22 kilocalories per day per capita in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Botswana and Cape Verde?
- 10.37 kilocalories per day per capita, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cape Verde?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Cape Verde rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Botswana ranks 22nd and Cape Verde ranks 20th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Dietary composition by country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.