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Gender inequality index — Costa Rica

Gender inequality index in Costa Rica in 2023 — 0.217 index. Ranked 55 in the world out of 172. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 51%.

2023 0.217 index +3.83% vs 2022
World rank 55of 172
Period maximum 0.443 index2000
Period minimum 0.209 index2022

Trend over time

2000–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Costa Rica, 2000–20230.20.30.40.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.443 index2001: 0.408 index2002: 0.367 index2003: 0.365 index2004: 0.355 index2005: 0.344 index2006: 0.332 index2007: 0.334 index2008: 0.331 index2009: 0.325 index2010: 0.315 index2011: 0.307 index2012: 0.301 index2013: 0.293 index2014: 0.303 index2015: 0.282 index2016: 0.278 index2017: 0.273 index2018: 0.249 index2019: 0.234 index2020: 0.231 index2021: 0.216 index2022: 0.209 index2023: 0.217 index
Change over the period: −0.226 (−51.02%) Average annual rate: -3.06 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 0.217 index
World 0.455 index
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.372 index
Central America computed 0.373 index
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.24 index
Gender inequality index — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.217 +0.008 +3.83%
2022 0.209 −0.007 −3.24%
2021 0.216 −0.015 −6.49%
2020 0.231 −0.003 −1.28%
2019 0.234 −0.015 −6.02%
2018 0.249 −0.024 −8.79%
2017 0.273 −0.005 −1.8%
2016 0.278 −0.004 −1.42%
2015 0.282 −0.021 −6.93%
2014 0.303 +0.01 +3.41%
2013 0.293 −0.008 −2.66%
2012 0.301 −0.006 −1.95%
2011 0.307 −0.008 −2.54%
2010 0.315 −0.01 −3.08%
2009 0.325 −0.006 −1.81%
2008 0.331 −0.003 −0.9%
2007 0.334 +0.002 +0.6%
2006 0.332 −0.012 −3.49%
2005 0.344 −0.011 −3.1%
2004 0.355 −0.01 −2.74%
2003 0.365 −0.002 −0.54%
2002 0.367 −0.041 −10.05%
2001 0.408 −0.035 −7.9%
2000 0.443 — —

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CR Costa Rica 0.217 MX Mexico 0.358 SV El Salvador 0.362 PA Panama 0.374 NI Nicaragua 0.408 BZ Belize 0.428 HN Honduras 0.437 GT Guatemala 0.48
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About the indicator

The UNDP Gender Inequality Index, built on three dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality and adolescent birth rates), empowerment (the share of women in parliament and the level of education) and participation in the labor market. Unlike the Gender Development Index, here zero means full equality and one means extreme inequality: the scale is inverted. Of the three dimensions it is reproductive health that separates countries the most.

Important: The scale is the reverse of the Gender Development Index: here the lower the better. The two are not to be confused — these are different indexes with different components.

Source: Human Development Report (UNDP), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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