Costa Rica vs Taiwan: Gender of the head of state
Costa Rica
0
in 2025
Taiwan
0
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
18th
Taiwan rank
18th
Gender of the head of state over time
- Costa Rica
- Taiwan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 against 0 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Taiwan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Taiwan ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Taiwan |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Taiwan |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0 | 0.6667 | 0.6667 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender of the head of state, Costa Rica or Taiwan?
- Costa Rica, at 0 against 0 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender of the head of state between Costa Rica and Taiwan?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Taiwan?
- 168 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Taiwan rank globally for gender of the head of state?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Taiwan 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.