Costa Rica vs Peru: Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 22.26 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 18 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.26 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Peru ranks 2nd 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 | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.5 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 22.27 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 16.23 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 26.16 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 14.55 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 11.62 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 Peru?
- Peru, at 22.26 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 18 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 4.26 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th and Peru ranks 2nd 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.