Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Employment discrimination based on gender prohibited

Costa Rica
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Kuwait
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
1st
Kuwait rank
1st

Employment discrimination based on gender prohibited over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Kuwait, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Costa Rica
1980s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Costa Rica
1990s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Costa Rica
2000s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Costa Rica
2010s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Costa Rica
2020s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.75 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.25 (1=yes; 0=no) Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment discrimination based on gender prohibited, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
Costa Rica, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in employment discrimination based on gender prohibited between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for employment discrimination based on gender prohibited?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Employment discrimination based on gender prohibited. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Employment discrimination based on gender prohibited
Unit
(1=yes; 0=no)
Source
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

The law prohibits employers from discriminating based on sex or gender, or mandates equal treatment of women and men in employment.