Gender Development Index (GDI) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.995 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Gender Development Index in Costa Rica, 2000–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.995 for gender development index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Costa Rica peaked at 0.995 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.935, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 38th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.935 | — |
| 2001 | 0.956 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.954 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.958 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.957 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.97 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.967 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.965 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.979 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.96 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.976 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.975 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.978 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.979 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.978 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.983 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.978 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.982 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.986 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.988 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.994 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.991 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.995 | +0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.995 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.988, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.995 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.992, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9601 | 0.935 | 0.979 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9803 | 0.975 | 0.988 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9933 | 0.991 | 0.995 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More gender data for Costa Rica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 838.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,413 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,413 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8911 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Costa Rica?
- Gender development index in Costa Rica was 0.995 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.995 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.935 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gender development index?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.