Labor market gender gap index in Costa Rica 2024, by area

In 2024, Costa Rica scored 0.68 in the gender gap index area of economic participation and opportunity. This means that women are 32 percent less likely to have equal economic participation and opportunities than men. That year, the country scored 0.67 in estimated earned income, which shows that, on average, women in Costa Rica only earn 67 percent of the income earned by men.