Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
56.3%
in 2023
Malaysia
56.2%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
114th
Malaysia rank
115th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 56.3% against 56.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 114th and Malaysia ranks 115th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.2% | 72.7% | 2.5% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 69.6% | 70.0% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 68.8% | 61.9% | 6.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 65.3% | 62.1% | 3.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 61.7% | 1.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 58.3% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 56.5% | 0.9% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Costa Rica, at 56.3% against 56.2% in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 114th and Malaysia ranks 115th 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 carbohydrates 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 carbohydrates, measured as the daily caloric supply from carbohydrates as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.