Number of people unable: Value July 2026 (SOFI report) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of people unable: Value July 2026 (SOFI report) was 2.2 million No in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Costa Rica, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 2.2 million No for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Costa Rica peaked at 3.1 million No in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.2 million No, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 81st out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people unable: Value July 2026 (SOFI report) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.6 million No | — |
| 2018 | 2.7 million No | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 2.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1 million No | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 2.8 million No | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 2.9 million No | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 2.7 million No | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 2.4 million No | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 2.2 million No | -8.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2.2 million No is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7 million No, 3.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2.2 million No is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.05 million No, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.67 million No | 2.6 million No | 2.7 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.68 million No | 2.2 million No | 3.1 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 79 Greece 2.3 million No compare
- 79 Uzbekistan 2.3 million No compare
- 82 Israel 2.1 million No compare
- 83 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2 million No compare
- 83 United Kingdom 2 million No compare
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 11.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 115.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 84.49 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Costa Rica?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Costa Rica was 2.2 million No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1 million No in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 million No in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicators on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet (CoAHD) are estimated in each country and show the population’s physical and economic access to least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for a healthy diet, as defined in food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). The indicators use observed retail food consumer prices and income distributions to provide an operational measure of people’s access to locally available foods in the proportions needed for health. These indicators support efforts within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030 (SDG 2). They also support the monitoring of progress towards the objective of transforming agrifood systems by promoting “nutrition-sensitive agriculture”. FAO, in partnership with the Food Price for Nutrition of the World Bank, produces and reports the CoAHD indicators.