Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Female to male wage ratio in the private sector

Costa Rica
0.8821 using median
in 2021
Ecuador
0.9316 using median
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
8th
Ecuador rank
6th

Female to male wage ratio in the private sector over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
00.20.40.60.81200020102021

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.9316 using median against 0.8821 using median in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0495 using median.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 8th and Ecuador ranks 6th of 59 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ecuador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7897 using median 0.8635 using median 0.0738 using median Ecuador
2010s 0.8245 using median 0.9145 using median 0.0901 using median Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female to male wage ratio in the private sector, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 0.9316 using median against 0.8821 using median in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in female to male wage ratio in the private sector between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
0.0495 using median, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for female to male wage ratio in the private sector?
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Ecuador ranks 6th of 59 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Female to male wage ratio in the private sector (using median). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Female to male wage ratio in the private sector (using median)
Unit
using median
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 733 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed