Human Development Index: males vs. females in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.8397 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.8397 for human development index: males vs. females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8397 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7327, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 54th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7327 | — |
| 2001 | 0.734 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7409 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.747 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7526 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7576 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7647 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7697 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7744 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7839 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7828 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7901 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7955 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.801 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8084 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8066 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8102 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8131 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8157 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8241 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8195 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.818 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8239 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8397 | +1.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.8397 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9189, 91% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.8397 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7772, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7557 | 0.7327 | 0.7839 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8048 | 0.7828 | 0.8241 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8253 | 0.818 | 0.8397 | 4 |
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 human development index: males vs. females in Costa Rica?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Costa Rica was 0.8397 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8397 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7327 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Costa Rica ranks 54th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index: males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development. Only male population is considered.