Costa Rica vs Italy: Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
39 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2020
Italy
44.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
26th
Italy rank
24th
Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 44.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 39 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Italy ranks 24th of 30 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.78 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 39.92 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 10.14 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | Italy |
| 2020s | 39 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 43.7 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 4.7 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Italy?
- Italy, at 44.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 39 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Italy?
- 5.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th and Italy ranks 24th of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people 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
Daily intake of antidepressants per 1,000 people, calculated as the 'defined daily dose'. Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.