Costa Rica vs European Union (27 countries): Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- Costa Rica
- European Union (27 countries)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 7.13 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in European Union (27 countries), a difference of 10.87 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.5 times European Union (27 countries)'s.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 4th and European Union (27 countries) ranks 5th of 38 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | European Union (27 countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.23 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 8.45 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 29.78 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 23.88 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 7.18 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 16.7 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, Costa Rica or European Union (27 countries)?
- Costa Rica, at 18 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 7.13 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in European Union (27 countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Costa Rica and European Union (27 countries)?
- 10.87 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and European Union (27 countries)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and European Union (27 countries) rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th and European Union (27 countries) ranks 5th 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.