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Women can obtain divorce same as men in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Women can obtain divorce same as men was 1 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1
in 1974
All-time low
0
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Women can obtain divorce same as men in Costa Rica, 1970–2023

00.20.40.60.81197019962023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, women can obtain divorce same as men in Costa Rica stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, women can obtain divorce same as men in Costa Rica peaked at 1 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.

Costa Rica ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Women can obtain divorce same as men in Costa Rica, year by year

Year Value Change
1970 0 —
1971 0 —
1972 0 —
1973 0 —
1974 1 —
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6 0 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is women can obtain divorce same as men in Costa Rica?
Women can obtain divorce same as men in Costa Rica was 1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women can obtain divorce same as men recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1974.
What is the lowest women can obtain divorce same as men recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
How does Costa Rica rank for women can obtain divorce same as men?
Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is women can obtain divorce same as men rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women can obtain divorce same as men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Women can obtain divorce same as men
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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