Cost healthy diet in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cost healthy diet was 4.62 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.62
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
72nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
4.62
in 2024
All-time low
3.54
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Costa Rica, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 4.62 for cost healthy diet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
That places Costa Rica 72nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cost healthy diet in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.54 | — |
| 2018 | 3.58 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.67 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.56 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.7 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 4.13 | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 4.52 | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 4.62 | +2.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 4.62 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 4.62 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.04, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.6 | 3.54 | 3.67 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.11 | 3.56 | 4.62 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Costa Rica?
- Cost healthy diet in Costa Rica was 4.62 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 4.62 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.54 in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cost healthy diet?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cost healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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