Cape Verde vs Uruguay: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Cape Verde
1,885 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Uruguay
1,889 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
81st
Uruguay rank
78th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Uruguay
05001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1,889 kilocalories per person per day against 1,885 kilocalories per person per day in Cape Verde, a difference of 4 kilocalories per person per day.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 81st and Uruguay ranks 78th of 195 countries.

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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.