Gender wage gap in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gender wage gap was 18 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2025. βΌ Falling
Gender wage gap in Costa Rica, 2010β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender wage gap in Costa Rica is 18 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap in Costa Rica peaked at 48.45 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.94 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 4th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.23 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 30.8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 48.45 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 16.94 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 27.78 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 India 44.44 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 2 Peru 22.26 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 3 Cyprus 21.96 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 5 Colombia 16 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 6 Mexico 14.29 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 7 Austria 13.8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9977 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 5,205 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 569.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap in Costa Rica?
- Gender wage gap in Costa Rica was 18 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest gender wage gap recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 48.45 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2013.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.94 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gender wage gap?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender wage gap rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Gender wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.