Costa Rica vs Germany: Gender of the head of government
Costa Rica
0
in 2025
Germany
0
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
20th
Germany rank
20th
Gender of the head of government over time
- Costa Rica
- Germany
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 against 0 in Germany, a difference of 0.
Across all 141 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Germany ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0 | 0.1667 | 0.1667 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender of the head of government, Costa Rica or Germany?
- Costa Rica, at 0 against 0 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender of the head of government between Costa Rica and Germany?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Germany?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Germany rank globally for gender of the head of government?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Germany ranks 20th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the head of government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Denotes whether the head of government in office on December 31 is a woman.