Costa Rica vs Vietnam: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
3,061 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Vietnam
3,086 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
80th
Vietnam rank
77th
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 3,086 kilocalories per day against 3,061 kilocalories per day in Costa Rica, a difference of 25 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 80th and Vietnam ranks 77th of 192 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,096 kilocalories per day | 1,996 kilocalories per day | 99.64 kilocalories per day | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2,357 kilocalories per day | 2,015 kilocalories per day | 341.25 kilocalories per day | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2,549 kilocalories per day | 2,088 kilocalories per day | 460.54 kilocalories per day | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2,707 kilocalories per day | 2,118 kilocalories per day | 589.82 kilocalories per day | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2,843 kilocalories per day | 2,554 kilocalories per day | 288.76 kilocalories per day | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2,958 kilocalories per day | 2,828 kilocalories per day | 130.39 kilocalories per day | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3,049 kilocalories per day | 3,022 kilocalories per day | 26.8 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 3,086 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 Vietnam?
- 25 kilocalories per day, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vietnam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Vietnam rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th and Vietnam ranks 77th 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.