Costa Rica vs Nauru: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
3,061 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Nauru
3,082 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
80th
Nauru rank
78th
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 3,082 kilocalories per day against 3,061 kilocalories per day in Costa Rica, a difference of 21 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 80th and Nauru ranks 78th of 192 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,072 kilocalories per day | 2,981 kilocalories per day | 90.71 kilocalories per day | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3,049 kilocalories per day | 3,042 kilocalories per day | 6.53 kilocalories per day | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 3,082 kilocalories per day against 3,061 kilocalories per day in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Nauru?
- 21 kilocalories per day, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nauru?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Nauru rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th and Nauru ranks 78th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Daily per capita supply of calories 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.