Burkina Faso vs Cape Verde: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
2,791 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Cape Verde
2,794 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
126th
Cape Verde rank
125th
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 2,794 kilocalories per day against 2,791 kilocalories per day in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 126th and Cape Verde ranks 125th of 192 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,515 kilocalories per day | 1,570 kilocalories per day | 55.32 kilocalories per day | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 1,513 kilocalories per day | 1,753 kilocalories per day | 240.03 kilocalories per day | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 1,722 kilocalories per day | 2,217 kilocalories per day | 494.91 kilocalories per day | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 2,230 kilocalories per day | 2,253 kilocalories per day | 22.71 kilocalories per day | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 2,399 kilocalories per day | 2,415 kilocalories per day | 16.32 kilocalories per day | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 2,626 kilocalories per day | 2,632 kilocalories per day | 6.08 kilocalories per day | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 2,724 kilocalories per day | 2,808 kilocalories per day | 83.67 kilocalories per day | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita, Burkina Faso or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 2,794 kilocalories per day against 2,791 kilocalories per day in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?
- 3 kilocalories per day, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cape Verde rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 126th and Cape Verde ranks 125th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Daily per capita supply of calories is measured in kilocalories per person per day. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.