Gender in Costa Rica 257 indicators covering gender for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 60 2023 up 50.0% 76th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 up 300.0% 1st Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 91.88 2023 up 14.8% 37th Women Business and the Law Index 91.88 2023 up 14.8% 37th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 120.1% 2025 down 12.3% 76th Share of female employment by economic sector 6.3% 2025 down 31.5% 108th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 24 2023 down 11.1% 120th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 36 2019 down 1.6% 111th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 39.4 2019 down 3.7% 88th Total Fertility Rate 1.52 2022 down 18.9% 150th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 55.02 2019 up 23.2% 73rd Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 17.06 years 2019 up 16.7% 22nd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.05 years 2019 up 14.5% 28th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 28.6% 2025 down 30.1% 56th Women of reproductive age 1.32 million 2023 up 3.7% 116th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 85.5% 2026 down 0.2% 23rd Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 23.6% 2020 down 8.3% 114th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 28 2026 up 47.4% 125th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 49.1% 2026 up 47.4% 8th Share of women in ministerial positions 33.3% 2024 up 33.3% 45th Share of women in parliament 49.1% 2025 up 47.4% 8th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 95.23 2021 up 22.2% 36th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 12.4% 2016 down 32.5% 116th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 14.7% 2016 down 26.2% 135th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 49.12 2024 up 47.4% 6th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.96 ratio 2026 up 6.7% 6th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 146.5% 2025 up 5.3% 45th Access to justice women row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Share of pregnant women who have anemia 23.3% 2023 up 8.4% 150th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 178.3 2023 up 43.0% 134th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 13.7% 2023 up 34.3% 199th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 23.3% 2023 up 8.4% 163rd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 13.5% 2023 up 37.8% 199th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 13.7 2023 up 34.3% 186th Gender Development Index 0.995 2022 up 1.7% 38th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 43.4% 2025 up 51.1% 30th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 65.0% 2024 up 80.6% 91st ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →