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

Costa Rica: Female to male wage ratio in the public sector was 0.9611 using mean in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9611 using mean
World rank
13th
of 60 countries
All-time high
1.06 using mean
in 2017
All-time low
0.8563 using mean
in 2002
Years of data
16
2000–2021

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

00.250.50.7512000201020212000: 0.9 using mean2001: 0.909 using mean2002: 0.856 using mean2003: 0.918 using mean2004: 0.909 using mean2005: 0.885 using mean2006: 0.882 using mean2007: 0.913 using mean2008: 0.909 using mean2009: 0.972 using mean2010: 0.941 using mean2012: 0.969 using mean2015: 0.996 using mean2016: 0.985 using mean2017: 1.1 using mean2021: 0.961 using mean

Source: World Bank. Measured in using mean.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male wage ratio in the public sector in Costa Rica is 0.9611 using mean, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male wage ratio in the public sector in Costa Rica peaked at 1.06 using mean in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8563 using mean, in 2002.

Costa Rica ranks 13th of 60 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 public sector in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Female to male wage ratio in the public sector (using mean) in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2021.
Year using mean Change
2000 0.9 using mean
2001 0.9091 using mean +1.0%
2002 0.8563 using mean -5.8%
2003 0.9184 using mean +7.3%
2004 0.909 using mean -1.0%
2005 0.8854 using mean -2.6%
2006 0.8825 using mean -0.3%
2007 0.913 using mean +3.5%
2008 0.9093 using mean -0.4%
2009 0.9717 using mean +6.9%
2010 0.941 using mean -3.2%
2012 0.9689 using mean +3.0%
2015 0.9961 using mean +2.8%
2016 0.9853 using mean -1.1%
2017 1.06 using mean +7.9%
2021 0.9611 using mean -9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9055 using mean 0.8563 using mean 0.9717 using mean 10
2010s 0.991 using mean 0.941 using mean 1.06 using mean 5
2020s 0.9611 using mean 0.9611 using mean 0.9611 using mean 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 10 Sri Lanka 0.9931 using mean compare
  2. 11 Namibia 0.9919 using mean compare
  3. 12 Panama 0.9754 using mean compare
  4. 14 Türkiye 0.9402 using mean compare
  5. 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9395 using mean compare
  6. 16 Guatemala 0.9329 using mean compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

More reference data data for Costa Rica

All data for Costa Rica →

Frequently asked questions

What is female to male wage ratio in the public sector in Costa Rica?
Female to male wage ratio in the public sector in Costa Rica was 0.9611 using mean in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male wage ratio in the public sector recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 using mean in 2017.
What is the lowest female to male wage ratio in the public sector recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8563 using mean in 2002.
How does Costa Rica rank for female to male wage ratio in the public sector?
Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 60 countries with data for 2021.
Is female to male wage ratio in the public sector rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 public sector (using mean). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Female to male wage ratio in the public sector in Costa Rica. Statizoid. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/female-to-male-wage-ratio-in-the-public-sector-using-mean/costa-rica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/female-to-male-wage-ratio-in-the-public-sector-using-mean/costa-rica/">Female to male wage ratio in the public sector in Costa Rica</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Female to male wage ratio in the public sector (using mean)
Unit
using mean
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 739 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed