Costa Rica vs Spain: Gender of the head of state
Costa Rica
0
in 2025
Spain
0
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
18th
Spain rank
18th
Gender of the head of state over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 against 0 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Spain ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Spain ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.6667 | 0.6667 | Spain |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Spain |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Spain |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Spain |
| 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 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 head of state, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 0 against 0 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender of the head of state between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for gender of the head of state?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Spain 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 head of state. 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 state in office on December 31 is a woman.