Costa Rica vs Panama: Gender of the chief executive
Costa Rica
0
in 2025
Panama
0
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
18th
Panama rank
18th
Gender of the chief executive over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 against 0 in Panama, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Panama ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Panama |
| 2000s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender of the chief executive, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 0 against 0 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender of the chief executive between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for gender of the chief executive?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Panama ranks 18th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the chief executive. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable denotes whether the chief executive of government in office on December 31 is a woman.