Maldives vs Portugal: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Maldives
1,918 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Portugal
1,918 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Maldives rank
47th
Portugal rank
47th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Maldives
  • Portugal
05001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1,918 kilocalories per person per day against 1,918 kilocalories per person per day in Portugal, a difference of 0 kilocalories per person per day.

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

Maldives ranks 47th and Portugal ranks 47th 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.