Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
31.7%
in 2023
Dominican Republic
31.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Dominican Republic rank
75th
Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 31.7% against 31.5% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Dominican Republic ranks 75th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Dominican Republic in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.1% | 19.4% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 20.8% | 21.5% | 0.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 21.5% | 22.3% | 0.8% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 28.2% | 3.5% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 31.0% | 4.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 32.8% | 2.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 31.0% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Costa Rica, at 31.7% against 31.5% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Dominican Republic ranks 75th 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 fats 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 fats, measured as the daily caloric supply from fat as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.