Costa Rica vs Sweden: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th
Costa Rica
46.2%
in 2025
Sweden
44.7%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
3rd
Sweden rank
4th
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 46.2% against 44.7% in Sweden, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 4th of 50 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.6% | 40.1% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 44.2% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Costa Rica, at 46.2% against 44.7% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 1.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 4th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.