Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
12.0%
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
11.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
101st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
103rd
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 12.0% against 11.9% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 101st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 103rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 10.1% | 0.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 10.6% | 1.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 10.5% | 0.8% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 9.2% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.1% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 12.5% | 1.7% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.8% | 0.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Costa Rica, at 12.0% against 11.9% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 101st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 103rd 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.