Iceland vs Viet Nam: Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value
Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value over time
- Iceland
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1,966 kcal/cap/d against 1,789 kcal/cap/d in Viet Nam, a difference of 177 kcal/cap/d.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 11th of 181 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,945 kcal/cap/d | 1,762 kcal/cap/d | 183.2 kcal/cap/d | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1,950 kcal/cap/d | 1,780 kcal/cap/d | 169.7 kcal/cap/d | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1,964 kcal/cap/d | 1,784 kcal/cap/d | 180.5 kcal/cap/d | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value, Iceland or Viet Nam?
- Iceland, at 1,966 kcal/cap/d against 1,789 kcal/cap/d in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value between Iceland and Viet Nam?
- 177 kcal/cap/d, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Viet Nam?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Viet Nam rank globally for minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- Iceland ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 11th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.