Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) was 1.0% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
1.0%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
7th
of 184 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2025
All-time low
0.9%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Costa Rica, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.0% for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% over ten years.
Costa Rica ranks 7th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.9% | — |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
| 2026 | 1.0% | -0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
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 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 people (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 ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Costa Rica?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Costa Rica was 1.0% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 184 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Lower Chamber or Unicameral. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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