In 2021, Costa Rica scored 0.62 in the gender gap index area of economic participation and opportunity. This means that women are 38 percent less likely to have equal economic participation and opportunities than men. That year, the country scored 0.65 in estimated earned income, which shows that, on average, women in Costa Rica only earn 65 percent of the income earned by men.
Gender gap index in the area of economic participation and opportunity in Costa Rica in 2021, by category
* Based on constant international U.S. dollars at 2017 values.
** Including other indicators which are not shown in the graph.
Figures have been rounded. The index scores shown in the graph may slightly differ to the original three-decimal scores.
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World Economic Forum. (March 30, 2021). Gender gap index in the area of economic participation and opportunity in Costa Rica in 2021, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/803792/costa-rica-gender-gap-labor-market-category/
World Economic Forum. "Gender gap index in the area of economic participation and opportunity in Costa Rica in 2021, by category." Chart. March 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/803792/costa-rica-gender-gap-labor-market-category/
World Economic Forum. (2021). Gender gap index in the area of economic participation and opportunity in Costa Rica in 2021, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/803792/costa-rica-gender-gap-labor-market-category/
World Economic Forum. "Gender Gap Index in The Area of Economic Participation and Opportunity in Costa Rica in 2021, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/803792/costa-rica-gender-gap-labor-market-category/
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