Cape Verde vs Turkey: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Cape Verde
1,885 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Turkey
1,878 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
81st
Turkey rank
84th
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Cape Verde
- Turkey
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1,885 kilocalories per person per day against 1,878 kilocalories per person per day in Turkey, a difference of 7 kilocalories per person per day.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turkey ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 81st and Turkey ranks 84th of 195 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,789 kilocalories per person per day | 1,820 kilocalories per person per day | 31.4 kilocalories per person per day | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1,852 kilocalories per person per day | 1,860 kilocalories per person per day | 8.8 kilocalories per person per day | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1,870 kilocalories per person per day | 1,873 kilocalories per person per day | 2.8 kilocalories per person per day | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Cape Verde or Turkey?
- Cape Verde, at 1,885 kilocalories per person per day against 1,878 kilocalories per person per day in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Cape Verde and Turkey?
- 7 kilocalories per person per day, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Turkey?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Turkey rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Cape Verde ranks 81st and Turkey ranks 84th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.