Bolivia vs Costa Rica: Share of women in parliament (V-Dem)
Bolivia
50.8%
in 2025
Costa Rica
49.1%
in 2025
Bolivia rank
4th
Costa Rica rank
7th
Share of women in parliament (V-Dem) over time
- Bolivia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 50.8% against 49.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 105 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bolivia ranks 4th and Costa Rica ranks 7th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 4.2% | 3.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 4.0% | 3.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 7.0% | 6.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 8.8% | 5.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 14.4% | 3.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 31.4% | 14.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 38.2% | 2.8% | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 47.4% | 0.7% | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Bolivia or Costa Rica?
- Bolivia, at 50.8% against 49.1% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 1.7%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 105 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Costa Rica rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Bolivia ranks 4th and Costa Rica ranks 7th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.