Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7817 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.7817
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
45th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.8723
in 1989
All-time low
0.7817
in 2016
Years of data
25
1989–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, 1989–2016

00.20.40.60.81989200220161989: 0.8721990: 0.8531991: 0.8561992: 0.8671993: 0.8331994: 0.81995: 0.8331996: 0.8441997: 0.8241998: 0.8041999: 0.8262000: 0.8042001: 0.8012002: 0.8122003: 0.8092004: 0.8332005: 0.7942006: 0.7862007: 0.8332008: 0.8112009: 0.842010: 0.8422012: 0.8392015: 0.8392016: 0.782

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica is 0.7817, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8723 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.7817, in 2016.

Costa Rica ranks 45th of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1989 0.8723
1990 0.8531 -2.2%
1991 0.8558 +0.3%
1992 0.8667 +1.3%
1993 0.8333 -3.8%
1994 0.8 -4.0%
1995 0.8333 +4.2%
1996 0.8443 +1.3%
1997 0.8242 -2.4%
1998 0.8036 -2.5%
1999 0.8256 +2.7%
2000 0.8041 -2.6%
2001 0.8007 -0.4%
2002 0.8119 +1.4%
2003 0.8089 -0.4%
2004 0.8333 +3.0%
2005 0.7938 -4.7%
2006 0.7857 -1.0%
2007 0.8333 +6.1%
2008 0.8112 -2.7%
2009 0.8398 +3.5%
2010 0.8418 +0.2%
2012 0.8389 -0.3%
2015 0.8389 +0.0%
2016 0.7817 -6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8723 0.8723 0.8723 1
1990s 0.834 0.8 0.8667 10
2000s 0.8123 0.7857 0.8398 10
2010s 0.8253 0.7817 0.8418 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 42 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.799 compare
  2. 43 Uruguay 0.7955 compare
  3. 44 Guatemala 0.7868 compare
  4. 46 Slovakia 0.7797 compare
  5. 47 Czechia 0.772 compare
  6. 48 Jamaica 0.7692 compare

See the full ranking of 65 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica was 0.7817 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.8723 in 1989.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7817 in 2016.
How does Costa Rica rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 65 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 852 data points, 1981–2021
Last refreshed