Costa Rica vs Kenya: Dietary composition by country

Costa Rica
2.01
in 2023
Kenya
1.68
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
147th
Kenya rank
149th

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Kenya
05101520196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.01 against 1.68 in Kenya, a difference of 0.33.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 147th and Kenya ranks 149th of 191 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 1.33 0 1.33 Costa Rica
1970s 5.3 0.0994 5.2 Costa Rica
1980s 1.08 0 1.08 Costa Rica
1990s 1.39 0 1.39 Costa Rica
2000s 5.16 0 5.16 Costa Rica
2010s 4.31 0.664 3.65 Costa Rica
2020s 2.55 1.61 0.9375 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dietary composition by country, Costa Rica or Kenya?
Costa Rica, at 2.01 against 1.68 in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Costa Rica and Kenya?
0.33, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for dietary composition by country?
Costa Rica ranks 147th and Kenya ranks 149th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Dietary composition by country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Dietary composition by country
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
191 places, 10,034 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed