Bulgaria vs Guinea-Bissau: Dietary composition by country

Bulgaria
4.66 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
4.79 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
122nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
121st

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Guinea-Bissau
051015196119922023

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 4.79 kilocalories per day per capita against 4.66 kilocalories per day per capita in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.13 kilocalories per day per capita.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 122nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 121st of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kilocalories per day per capita 0.1286 kilocalories per day per capita 0.1286 kilocalories per day per capita Guinea-Bissau
1970s 0 kilocalories per day per capita 0.9214 kilocalories per day per capita 0.9214 kilocalories per day per capita Guinea-Bissau
1980s 0 kilocalories per day per capita 0.6027 kilocalories per day per capita 0.6027 kilocalories per day per capita Guinea-Bissau
1990s 0.9024 kilocalories per day per capita 0.2048 kilocalories per day per capita 0.6976 kilocalories per day per capita Bulgaria
2000s 3.89 kilocalories per day per capita 1.95 kilocalories per day per capita 1.95 kilocalories per day per capita Bulgaria
2010s 8.6 kilocalories per day per capita 10.56 kilocalories per day per capita 1.97 kilocalories per day per capita Guinea-Bissau
2020s 7.3 kilocalories per day per capita 9.4 kilocalories per day per capita 2.1 kilocalories per day per capita Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dietary composition by country, Bulgaria or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 4.79 kilocalories per day per capita against 4.66 kilocalories per day per capita in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Bulgaria and Guinea-Bissau?
0.13 kilocalories per day per capita, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Guinea-Bissau?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for dietary composition by country?
Bulgaria ranks 122nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 121st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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

Indicator
Dietary composition by country
Unit
kilocalories per day per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
191 places, 10,034 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.