Dominican Republic vs Iran: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Dominican Republic

1,856 kilocalories per person per day

in 2024

Iran

1,858 kilocalories per person per day

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

91st

Iran rank

88th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

Dominican Republic
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 1,858 kilocalories per person per day against 1,856 kilocalories per person per day in Dominican Republic, a difference of 2 kilocalories per person per day.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iran ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 91st and Iran ranks 88th 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: 07 August 2026

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.