Guinea-Bissau vs Taiwan: Dietary composition by country
Guinea-Bissau
4.79 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Taiwan
4.81 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
121st
Taiwan rank
120th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 4.81 kilocalories per day per capita against 4.79 kilocalories per day per capita in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.02 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Taiwan ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 121st and Taiwan ranks 120th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1286 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5337 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4051 kilocalories per day per capita | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.9214 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.05 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.13 kilocalories per day per capita | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.6027 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.9 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.3 kilocalories per day per capita | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.2048 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.35 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.15 kilocalories per day per capita | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1.95 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.76 kilocalories per day per capita | 14.81 kilocalories per day per capita | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 10.56 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.62 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.94 kilocalories per day per capita | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 9.4 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.1 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.3 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, Guinea-Bissau or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 4.81 kilocalories per day per capita against 4.79 kilocalories per day per capita in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Guinea-Bissau and Taiwan?
- 0.02 kilocalories per day per capita, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Taiwan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Taiwan rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 121st and Taiwan ranks 120th 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.