Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament was 0.96 ratio in 2026. ▲ Rising
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Costa Rica, 2021–2026
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.96 ratio for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% over ten years.
That places Costa Rica 6th out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.9 ratio | — |
| 2022 | 0.9 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.94 ratio | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.94 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.96 ratio | +2.1% |
| 2026 | 0.96 ratio | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.96 ratio is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.61 ratio, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.96 ratio is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.59 ratio, 1.6× the median. (29 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 (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 representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Costa Rica?
- Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Costa Rica was 0.96 ratio in 2026, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 ratio in 2025.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 ratio in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.