Cape Verde vs Hong Kong: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Cape Verde
1,885 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Hong Kong
1,884 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
81st
Hong Kong rank
82nd

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Hong Kong
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 1,885 kilocalories per person per day against 1,884 kilocalories per person per day in Hong Kong, a difference of 1 kilocalories per person per day.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 81st and Hong Kong ranks 82nd of 195 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Hong Kong Difference Ahead
2000s 1,789 kilocalories per person per day 1,909 kilocalories per person per day 120 kilocalories per person per day Hong Kong
2010s 1,852 kilocalories per person per day 1,900 kilocalories per person per day 48 kilocalories per person per day Hong Kong
2020s 1,870 kilocalories per person per day 1,886 kilocalories per person per day 16.2 kilocalories per person per day Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Cape Verde or Hong Kong?
Cape Verde, at 1,885 kilocalories per person per day against 1,884 kilocalories per person per day in Hong Kong as of 2024.
What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Cape Verde and Hong Kong?
1 kilocalories per person per day, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Hong Kong?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Hong Kong rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
Cape Verde ranks 81st and Hong Kong ranks 82nd 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

Indicator
Minimum daily requirement of calories
Unit
kilocalories per person per day
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,874 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.