Cape Verde vs Iceland: Dietary composition by country
Cape Verde
64.59 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Iceland
66.23 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
20th
Iceland rank
18th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Cape Verde
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 66.23 kilocalories per day per capita against 64.59 kilocalories per day per capita in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.64 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 20th and Iceland ranks 18th of 191 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9855 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.21 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.22 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
| 1970s | 7.11 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.01 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.9 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
| 1980s | 6.19 kilocalories per day per capita | 26.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 20.3 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
| 1990s | 8.13 kilocalories per day per capita | 17.7 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.58 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
| 2000s | 15.45 kilocalories per day per capita | 26.29 kilocalories per day per capita | 10.84 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
| 2010s | 42.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 70.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 28.57 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
| 2020s | 66.67 kilocalories per day per capita | 67.3 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.6269 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Cape Verde or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 66.23 kilocalories per day per capita against 64.59 kilocalories per day per capita in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Cape Verde and Iceland?
- 1.64 kilocalories per day per capita, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Iceland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Iceland rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Cape Verde ranks 20th and Iceland ranks 18th 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.