Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
12.0%
in 2023
Switzerland
11.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
101st
Switzerland rank
102nd
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 12.0% against 11.9% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 101st and Switzerland ranks 102nd of 192 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 10.5% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 10.8% | 1.2% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 11.4% | 1.7% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 11.5% | 1.4% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.9% | 0.6% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 11.6% | 0.7% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 12.0% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Costa Rica, at 12.0% against 11.9% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 101st and Switzerland ranks 102nd 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.