Which has higher share of women in parliament, Costa Rica or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 50.0% against 49.1% in Costa Rica as of 2025.

What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates?

0.9%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates?

55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.

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.

Costa Rica vs United Arab Emirates: Share of women in parliament

Costa Rica

49.1%

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

50.0%

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

7th

United Arab Emirates rank

6th

Share of women in parliament over time

Costa Rica
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 50.0% against 49.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6.2%	0.0%	6.2%	Costa Rica
1980s	8.4%	0.0%	8.4%	Costa Rica
1990s	14.4%	0.0%	14.4%	Costa Rica
2000s	31.4%	7.2%	24.1%	Costa Rica
2010s	38.2%	23.2%	15.0%	Costa Rica
2020s	47.4%	50.0%	2.6%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women in parliament, Costa Rica or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 50.0% against 49.1% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates?: 0.9%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates rank globally for share of women in parliament?: Costa Rica ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th 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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Indicator: Share of women in parliament
Unit: %
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 15,302 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.