Cape Verde vs Dominica: Dietary composition by country
Cape Verde
64.59 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Dominica
69.19 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
20th
Dominica rank
17th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Cape Verde
- Dominica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 69.19 kilocalories per day per capita against 64.59 kilocalories per day per capita in Cape Verde, a difference of 4.6 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Dominica ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 20th and Dominica ranks 17th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Dominica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9855 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.07 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.09 kilocalories per day per capita | Dominica |
| 1970s | 7.11 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.43 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.68 kilocalories per day per capita | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 6.19 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.72 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.52 kilocalories per day per capita | Dominica |
| 1990s | 8.13 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.08 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.96 kilocalories per day per capita | Dominica |
| 2000s | 15.45 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.66 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.79 kilocalories per day per capita | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 42.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 25.01 kilocalories per day per capita | 17.3 kilocalories per day per capita | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 67.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 59.93 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.43 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, Cape Verde or Dominica?
- Dominica, at 69.19 kilocalories per day per capita against 64.59 kilocalories per day per capita in Cape Verde as of 2022.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Cape Verde and Dominica?
- 4.6 kilocalories per day per capita, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Dominica?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Cape Verde and Dominica rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Cape Verde ranks 20th and Dominica ranks 17th 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
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.