Costa Rica vs Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand): Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Costa Rica
49.1%
in 2026
Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)
32.4%
in 2026
Costa Rica rank
8th
Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) rank
11th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Costa Rica
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 49.1% against 32.4% in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand), a difference of 16.7%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)'s.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) ranks 11th of 210 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 19.3% | 11.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 25.2% | 12.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 31.4% | 15.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Costa Rica or Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)?
- Costa Rica, at 49.1% against 32.4% in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Costa Rica and Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)?
- 16.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Costa Rica and Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th and Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) ranks 11th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.