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
Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
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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