Colombia vs Costa Rica: Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
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
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.