Global Gender Gap Index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Global Gender Gap Index was 0.7956 in 2022. β² Rising
Global Gender Gap Index in Costa Rica, 2006β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global gender gap index in Costa Rica is 0.7956, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global gender gap index in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7956 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6936, in 2006.
Costa Rica ranks 12th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.706 | 0.6936 | 0.718 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7281 | 0.7165 | 0.749 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7879 | 0.782 | 0.7956 | 3 |
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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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,841 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global gender gap index in Costa Rica?
- Global gender gap index in Costa Rica was 0.7956 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest global gender gap index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7956 in 2022.
- What is the lowest global gender gap index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6936 in 2006.
- How does Costa Rica rank for global gender gap index?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is global gender gap index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Global Gender Gap Index (GGI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.