Costa Rica vs World: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS
Costa Rica
43.4%
in 2025
World
30.5%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
30th
World rank
27th
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS over time
- Costa Rica
- World
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 43.4% against 30.5% in World, a difference of 12.9%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and World ranks 27th of 142 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 25.4% | 2.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 26.9% | 6.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 29.5% | 14.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls, Costa Rica or World?
- Costa Rica, at 43.4% against 30.5% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls between Costa Rica and World?
- 12.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and World?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and World rank globally for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and World ranks 27th of 142 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.