Costa Rica vs Panama: Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports -10.62 against -11.41 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.79.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 64th and Panama ranks 62nd of 67 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.55 | 18.18 | 13.63 | Panama |
| 1990s | -0.468 | 9.38 | 9.85 | Panama |
| 2000s | -0.6629 | 2.52 | 3.19 | Panama |
| 2010s | -5.23 | -0.3728 | 4.86 | Panama |
| 2020s | -9.4 | -11.79 | 2.39 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at -10.62 against -11.41 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.79, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th and Panama ranks 62nd of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, 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
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The gender wage gap is unadjusted and is calculated as the difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men. This indicator provides a measure of the relative difference between the earnings of men and those of women. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.