Number healthy diet unaffordable in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number healthy diet unaffordable was 699,999 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
699,999
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
100th
of 150 countries
All-time high
1.10 million
in 2020
All-time low
699,999
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Costa Rica, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 699,999 for number healthy diet unaffordable in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
That places Costa Rica 100th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 699,999 | — |
| 2018 | 800,000 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 699,999 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 1.10 million | +57.1% |
| 2021 | 800,000 | -27.3% |
| 2022 | 800,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 800,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 699,999 | -12.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 699,999 is above the median for high income countries, which is 400,000, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 699,999 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.90 million, 37% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 733,333 | 699,999 | 800,000 | 3 |
| 2020s | 840,000 | 699,999 | 1.10 million | 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 number healthy diet unaffordable in Costa Rica?
- Number healthy diet unaffordable in Costa Rica was 699,999 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 699,999 in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number healthy diet unaffordable?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number healthy diet unaffordable. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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