Costa Rica vs Mexico: Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 14.29 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Mexico, a difference of 3.71 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Mexico ranks 6th 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 | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.5 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 12.61 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 25.9 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 24.32 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 11.98 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 12.33 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 Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 18 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 14.29 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 3.71 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 Mexico?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th and Mexico ranks 6th 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.