Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
-6.3%
in 2024
Jamaica
-6.2%
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
60th
Jamaica rank
59th
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports -6.2% against -6.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 59th of 67 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.2% | 19.0% | 20.2% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 12.0% | 10.8% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | -2.0% | -1.3% | 0.7% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at -6.2% against -6.3% in Costa Rica as of 2014.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2014.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 59th 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.