Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Female to male wage ratio in the private sector was 0.8821 using median in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.8821 using median
World rank
8th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.8821 using median
in 2021
All-time low
0.7595 using median
in 2002
Years of data
16
2000–2021

Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Costa Rica, 2000–2021

00.20.40.60.82000201020212000: 0.793 using median2001: 0.781 using median2002: 0.759 using median2003: 0.786 using median2004: 0.819 using median2005: 0.772 using median2006: 0.791 using median2007: 0.794 using median2008: 0.761 using median2009: 0.801 using median2010: 0.803 using median2012: 0.843 using median2015: 0.818 using median2016: 0.817 using median2017: 0.841 using median2021: 0.882 using median

Source: World Bank. Measured in using median.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.8821 using median for female to male wage ratio in the private sector in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8821 using median in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7595 using median, in 2002.

Costa Rica ranks 8th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Female to male wage ratio in the private sector (using median) in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2021.
Year using median Change
2000 0.7934 using median
2001 0.7809 using median -1.6%
2002 0.7595 using median -2.7%
2003 0.7861 using median +3.5%
2004 0.819 using median +4.2%
2005 0.7724 using median -5.7%
2006 0.7907 using median +2.4%
2007 0.7936 using median +0.4%
2008 0.7614 using median -4.1%
2009 0.8011 using median +5.2%
2010 0.8029 using median +0.2%
2012 0.8432 using median +5.0%
2015 0.8181 using median -3.0%
2016 0.8174 using median -0.1%
2017 0.8408 using median +2.9%
2021 0.8821 using median +4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7858 using median 0.7595 using median 0.819 using median 10
2010s 0.8245 using median 0.8029 using median 0.8432 using median 5
2020s 0.8821 using median 0.8821 using median 0.8821 using median 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 5 Colombia 0.9753 using median compare
  2. 6 Ecuador 0.9316 using median compare
  3. 7 Turkey 0.9 using median compare
  4. 9 Bulgaria 0.8788 using median compare
  5. 10 Paraguay 0.8736 using median compare
  6. 11 Romania 0.8707 using median compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Costa Rica?
Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Costa Rica was 0.8821 using median in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male wage ratio in the private sector recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.8821 using median in 2021.
What is the lowest female to male wage ratio in the private sector recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7595 using median in 2002.
How does Costa Rica rank for female to male wage ratio in the private sector?
Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 59 countries with data for 2021.
Is female to male wage ratio in the private sector rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male wage ratio in the private sector (using median). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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