Guinea vs Mauritania: Dietary composition by country
Guinea
9.49 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Mauritania
10.23 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Guinea rank
98th
Mauritania rank
95th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Guinea
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 10.23 kilocalories per day per capita against 9.49 kilocalories per day per capita in Guinea, a difference of 0.74 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Guinea ranks 98th and Mauritania ranks 95th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.3121 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.3121 kilocalories per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.1823 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.7258 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5435 kilocalories per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.42 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.03 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.3936 kilocalories per day per capita | Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.46 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.92 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.463 kilocalories per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 5.5 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.58 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.08 kilocalories per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 9.53 kilocalories per day per capita | 10.96 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.43 kilocalories per day per capita | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Guinea or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 10.23 kilocalories per day per capita against 9.49 kilocalories per day per capita in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Guinea and Mauritania?
- 0.74 kilocalories per day per capita, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Mauritania rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Guinea ranks 98th and Mauritania ranks 95th 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.