Colombia vs Costa Rica: Gender wage gap

Colombia
16 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2025
Costa Rica
18 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2025
Colombia rank
5th
Costa Rica rank
4th

Gender wage gap over time

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
1020304050200720162025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 18 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 16 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Colombia, a difference of 2 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 5th and Costa Rica ranks 4th of 38 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 41.13 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 38.23 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 2.9 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Colombia
2020s 18.73 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 22.9 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 4.17 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender wage gap, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 18 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 16 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in gender wage gap between Colombia and Costa Rica?
2 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for gender wage gap?
Colombia ranks 5th and Costa Rica ranks 4th of 38 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 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

Indicator
Gender wage gap
Unit
Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
49 places, 968 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains gender wage gaps defined as: 1) the unadjusted difference between median wages of men and women relative to the median wages of men, 2) the unadjusted difference between mean wages of men and women relative to the mean wages of men, 3) at the 1st decile and 4) at the 9th decile.