Belize vs Costa Rica: Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita
Belize
-11.2%
in 2021
Costa Rica
-6.3%
in 2024
Belize rank
63rd
Costa Rica rank
60th
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita over time
- Belize
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -6.3% against -11.2% in Belize, a difference of 4.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 63rd and Costa Rica ranks 60th of 67 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -6.3% | -9.1% | 2.8% | Belize |
| 2020s | -10.1% | -8.3% | 1.8% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita, Belize or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at -6.3% against -11.2% in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita between Belize and Costa Rica?
- 4.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Costa Rica?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2021.
- How do Belize and Costa Rica rank globally for gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita?
- Belize ranks 63rd and Costa Rica ranks 60th of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita. 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.