Costa Rica vs Pakistan: Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
-6.3%
in 2024
Pakistan
-5.1%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
60th
Pakistan rank
57th
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports -5.1% against -6.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.2%.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Pakistan ranks 57th of 67 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 23.6% | 21.9% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | -5.0% | 22.1% | 27.1% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | -8.9% | -5.1% | 3.8% | Pakistan |
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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at -5.1% against -6.3% in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Pakistan?
- 1.2%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Pakistan?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Pakistan rank globally for gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and Pakistan ranks 57th 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.