Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Daily per capita protein supply vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
91.85 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Jamaica
91.68 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
96th
Jamaica rank
97th
Daily per capita protein supply vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 91.85 grams per day per capita against 91.68 grams per day per capita in Jamaica, a difference of 0.17 grams per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 96th and Jamaica ranks 97th of 192 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.84 grams per day per capita | 58.23 grams per day per capita | 7.39 grams per day per capita | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 56.91 grams per day per capita | 68.6 grams per day per capita | 11.69 grams per day per capita | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 61.93 grams per day per capita | 65.42 grams per day per capita | 3.49 grams per day per capita | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 68.17 grams per day per capita | 69.87 grams per day per capita | 1.7 grams per day per capita | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 73.39 grams per day per capita | 75.16 grams per day per capita | 1.77 grams per day per capita | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 80.43 grams per day per capita | 85.06 grams per day per capita | 4.63 grams per day per capita | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 89.29 grams per day per capita | 90.27 grams per day per capita | 0.975 grams per day per capita | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily per capita protein supply vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Costa Rica, at 91.85 grams per day per capita against 91.68 grams per day per capita in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita protein supply vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0.17 grams per day per capita, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for daily per capita protein supply vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 96th and Jamaica ranks 97th 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 Daily per capita protein supply 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 per capita supply of calories is measured in kilocalories per person per day. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.