Costa Rica: gender gap index 2016-2021

In 2021, Costa Rica scored 0.786 in the gender gap index, which shows a gender gap of approximately 21 percent (women are 21 percent less likely than men to have equal opportunities). The overall gender gap score is an increase from the 0.73 reported in 2017, which shows a slight improvement towards gender equality. Moreover, Costa Rica was one of the Latin American countries with the best gender gap index.