Costa Rica: gender gap index 2016-2022

In 2022, Costa Rica scored 0.796 in the gender gap index, which shows a gender gap of approximately 20 percent (women are 20 percent less likely than men to have equal opportunities). The overall gender gap score is an increase from the 0.79 reported in the previous year, which shows a slight improvement towards gender equality. Moreover, Costa Rica was the Latin American country with the second best gender gap index.