In 2021, Nicaragua scored 0.598 points in the gender gap index area of economic participation and opportunity. According to this index, women are 40 percent less likely to have equal participation and opportunities in the economy than men. That same year, Nicaragua scored 0.561 in wage equality for similar work, which shows a gender gap of approximately 44 percent (women are 44 percent less likely to receive an equal wage for similar work in comparison to men).
Gender gap index in the area of economic participation and opportunity in Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua in 2021, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/803813/nicaragua-gender-gap-labor-market-category/
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