Cape Verde vs USSR: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Cape Verde
61.0%
in 2023
USSR
60.4%
in 1991
Cape Verde rank
82nd
USSR rank
85th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cape Verde
- USSR
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 61.0% against 60.4% in USSR, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 82nd and USSR ranks 85th of 192 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.7% | 66.0% | 7.7% | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 69.5% | 63.3% | 6.2% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 65.5% | 60.9% | 4.6% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 63.1% | 59.8% | 3.3% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita, Cape Verde or USSR?
- Cape Verde, at 61.0% against 60.4% in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Cape Verde and USSR?
- 0.6%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Cape Verde and USSR rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 82nd and USSR ranks 85th 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 dietary energy supply from carbohydrates 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
The share of per capita dietary energy derived from carbohydrates, measured as the daily caloric supply from carbohydrates as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.