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
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.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,768 kilocalories per person per day | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | 154.5 kilocalories per person per day | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1,857 kilocalories per person per day | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | 65.6 kilocalories per person per day | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1,912 kilocalories per person per day | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | 7.8 kilocalories per person per day | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Maldives or Portugal?
- Maldives, at 1,918 kilocalories per person per day against 1,918 kilocalories per person per day in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Maldives and Portugal?
- 0 kilocalories per person per day, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Portugal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Portugal rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Maldives ranks 47th and Portugal ranks 47th 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.