Costa Rica vs Saint Lucia: Protein supply from animal foods vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
55.02 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2023
Saint Lucia
55.47 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
67th
Saint Lucia rank
66th
Protein supply from animal foods vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 55.47 grams of protein per day per capita against 55.02 grams of protein per day per capita in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.45 grams of protein per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 67th and Saint Lucia ranks 66th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.05 grams of protein per day per capita | 19.02 grams of protein per day per capita | 1.03 grams of protein per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 26.37 grams of protein per day per capita | 27.63 grams of protein per day per capita | 1.26 grams of protein per day per capita | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 28.91 grams of protein per day per capita | 34.96 grams of protein per day per capita | 6.05 grams of protein per day per capita | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 34.23 grams of protein per day per capita | 50.35 grams of protein per day per capita | 16.12 grams of protein per day per capita | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 36.92 grams of protein per day per capita | 54.44 grams of protein per day per capita | 17.52 grams of protein per day per capita | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 45.44 grams of protein per day per capita | 61.09 grams of protein per day per capita | 15.65 grams of protein per day per capita | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 53.73 grams of protein per day per capita | 60.95 grams of protein per day per capita | 7.22 grams of protein per day per capita | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher protein supply from animal foods vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 55.47 grams of protein per day per capita against 55.02 grams of protein per day per capita in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in protein supply from animal foods vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
- 0.45 grams of protein per day per capita, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Saint Lucia rank globally for protein supply from animal foods vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th and Saint Lucia ranks 66th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Protein supply from animal foods 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
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.