Cape Verde vs Nicaragua: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein
Cape Verde
4.8%
in 2023
Nicaragua
4.4%
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
122nd
Nicaragua rank
125th
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein over time
- Cape Verde
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 4.8% against 4.4% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 122nd and Nicaragua ranks 125th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 4.1% | 3.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 4.6% | 2.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 0.1% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.9% | 1.3% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.5% | 1.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 0.4% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein, Cape Verde or Nicaragua?
- Cape Verde, at 4.8% against 4.4% in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein between Cape Verde and Nicaragua?
- 0.4%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Nicaragua rank globally for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Cape Verde ranks 122nd and Nicaragua ranks 125th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.