Cape Verde vs Dominica: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Cape Verde
1,885 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Dominica
1,886 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
81st
Dominica rank
80th
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Cape Verde
- Dominica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 1,886 kilocalories per person per day against 1,885 kilocalories per person per day in Cape Verde, a difference of 1 kilocalories per person per day.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Dominica has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 81st and Dominica ranks 80th of 195 countries.
Dominica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,789 kilocalories per person per day | 1,886 kilocalories per person per day | 97 kilocalories per person per day | Dominica |
| 2010s | 1,852 kilocalories per person per day | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | 37.5 kilocalories per person per day | Dominica |
| 2020s | 1,870 kilocalories per person per day | 1,891 kilocalories per person per day | 21.6 kilocalories per person per day | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Cape Verde or Dominica?
- Dominica, at 1,886 kilocalories per person per day against 1,885 kilocalories per person per day in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Cape Verde and Dominica?
- 1 kilocalories per person per day, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Dominica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Dominica rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Cape Verde ranks 81st and Dominica ranks 80th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Minimum daily requirement of calories. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The minimum amount of daily dietary energy per person that is considered adequate to ensure they maintain a minimum weight for health. Across a population, this takes factors such as the age, sex, height, and activity levels of different individuals into account.