Costa Rica vs Niger: Daily per capita protein supply vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
91.85 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Niger
92.53 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
96th
Niger rank
94th
Daily per capita protein supply vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 92.53 grams per day per capita against 91.85 grams per day per capita in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.68 grams per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 96th and Niger ranks 94th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.84 grams per day per capita | 48.99 grams per day per capita | 1.85 grams per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 56.91 grams per day per capita | 58.09 grams per day per capita | 1.18 grams per day per capita | Niger |
| 1980s | 61.93 grams per day per capita | 59.3 grams per day per capita | 2.63 grams per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 68.17 grams per day per capita | 56.45 grams per day per capita | 11.71 grams per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 73.39 grams per day per capita | 70.73 grams per day per capita | 2.66 grams per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 80.43 grams per day per capita | 88.59 grams per day per capita | 8.17 grams per day per capita | Niger |
| 2020s | 89.29 grams per day per capita | 91.13 grams per day per capita | 1.84 grams per day per capita | Niger |
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 Niger?
- Niger, at 92.53 grams per day per capita against 91.85 grams per day per capita in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita protein supply vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Niger?
- 0.68 grams per day per capita, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Niger?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Niger rank globally for daily per capita protein supply vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 96th and Niger ranks 94th 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.