Gender inequality index from the human development report in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gender inequality index from the human development report was 0.217 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Gender inequality index from the human development report in Costa Rica, 2000β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.217 for gender inequality index from the human development report in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index from the human development report in Costa Rica peaked at 0.443 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.209, in 2022.
That places Costa Rica 115th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3604 | 0.325 | 0.443 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2835 | 0.234 | 0.315 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2182 | 0.209 | 0.231 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Costa Rica
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 10 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.33 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,807 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 24.93 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.07 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0904 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0904 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1121 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3559 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index from the human development report in Costa Rica?
- Gender inequality index from the human development report in Costa Rica was 0.217 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.443 in 2000.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.209 in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gender inequality index from the human development report?
- Costa Rica ranks 115th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index from the human development report rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender inequality index from the human development report. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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