Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Cape Verde
27.2%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
26.8%
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
107th
Saudi Arabia rank
109th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cape Verde
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 27.2% against 26.8% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 107th and Saudi Arabia ranks 109th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.7% | 14.9% | 0.8% | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 19.8% | 18.7% | 1.1% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 23.3% | 25.6% | 2.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 24.7% | 4.0% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 25.4% | 0.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 27.8% | 3.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 27.1% | 1.9% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita, Cape Verde or Saudi Arabia?
- Cape Verde, at 27.2% against 26.8% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.4%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 107th and Saudi Arabia ranks 109th 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 fats 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 fats, measured as the daily caloric supply from fat as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.