Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Gender wage gap
Costa Rica
-6.3%
in 2024
El Salvador
-7.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
60th
El Salvador rank
61st
Gender wage gap over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -6.3% against -7.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and El Salvador ranks 61st of 67 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.7% | 7.5% | 8.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | -5.2% | -4.6% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | -9.3% | -7.7% | 1.6% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at -6.3% against -7.1% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and El Salvador ranks 61st of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender wage gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.