Cape Verde vs Jamaica: Dietary composition by country
Cape Verde
64.59 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Jamaica
59.03 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
20th
Jamaica rank
21st
Dietary composition by country over time
- Cape Verde
- Jamaica
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 64.59 kilocalories per day per capita against 59.03 kilocalories per day per capita in Jamaica, a difference of 5.56 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 20th and Jamaica ranks 21st of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 6 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9855 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.32 kilocalories per day per capita | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 7.11 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.69 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.42 kilocalories per day per capita | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 6.19 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8985 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.29 kilocalories per day per capita | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 8.13 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.14 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.99 kilocalories per day per capita | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 15.45 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.47 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.98 kilocalories per day per capita | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 42.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 18.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 23.81 kilocalories per day per capita | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 66.67 kilocalories per day per capita | 54.3 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.37 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 Jamaica?
- Cape Verde, at 64.59 kilocalories per day per capita against 59.03 kilocalories per day per capita in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 5.56 kilocalories per day per capita, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Jamaica rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Cape Verde ranks 20th and Jamaica ranks 21st 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.