Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein
Bulgaria
7.0%
in 2023
Costa Rica
7.2%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
68th
Costa Rica rank
66th
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 7.2% against 7.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 68th and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 3.8% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 4.5% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 4.5% | 0.9% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 0.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 0.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 7.1% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 7.2% against 7.0% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Bulgaria ranks 68th and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.