Costa Rica vs Panama: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
12.0%
in 2023
Panama
12.1%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
101st
Panama rank
98th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 12.1% against 12.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 101st and Panama ranks 98th of 192 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 10.1% | 0.4% | Panama |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 10.4% | 0.7% | Panama |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 10.4% | 0.6% | Panama |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 10.8% | 0.7% | Panama |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 11.6% | 1.3% | Panama |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 12.1% | 1.2% | Panama |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 12.4% | 0.6% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 12.1% against 12.0% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 101st and Panama ranks 98th 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 derived from protein 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 protein, measured as the daily caloric supply from protein as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.