Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
-6.3%
in 2024
Paraguay
-5.5%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
60th
Paraguay rank
58th
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports -5.5% against -6.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Paraguay ranks 58th of 67 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1% | 11.2% | 11.3% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | -0.6% | 11.1% | 11.6% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | -5.2% | 3.6% | 8.9% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | -9.3% | -5.7% | 3.6% | Paraguay |
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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at -5.5% against -6.3% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.8%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and Paraguay ranks 58th 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.