Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
3,061 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Paraguay
3,067 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
80th
Paraguay rank
79th
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 3,067 kilocalories per day against 3,061 kilocalories per day in Costa Rica, a difference of 6 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 80th and Paraguay ranks 79th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,096 kilocalories per day | 2,341 kilocalories per day | 245.14 kilocalories per day | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 2,357 kilocalories per day | 2,580 kilocalories per day | 223.39 kilocalories per day | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 2,549 kilocalories per day | 2,658 kilocalories per day | 109.12 kilocalories per day | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 2,707 kilocalories per day | 2,635 kilocalories per day | 72.73 kilocalories per day | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2,843 kilocalories per day | 2,826 kilocalories per day | 17.23 kilocalories per day | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2,958 kilocalories per day | 3,101 kilocalories per day | 142.55 kilocalories per day | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 3,049 kilocalories per day | 3,087 kilocalories per day | 37.98 kilocalories per day | Paraguay |
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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 3,067 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 Paraguay?
- 6 kilocalories per day, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th and Paraguay ranks 79th 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.