Andorra vs Costa Rica: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Andorra
50.0%
in 2025
Costa Rica
49.1%
in 2025
Andorra rank
6th
Costa Rica rank
8th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Andorra
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Andorra currently reports 50.0% against 49.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Andorra ranks 6th and Costa Rica ranks 8th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Andorra averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Andorra | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 18.1% | 11.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 32.8% | 11.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 38.1% | 3.7% | Andorra |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 47.4% | 0.8% | Andorra |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Andorra or Costa Rica?
- Andorra, at 50.0% against 49.1% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Andorra and Costa Rica?
- 0.9%, with Andorra ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Andorra and Costa Rica?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Andorra and Costa Rica rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Andorra ranks 6th and Costa Rica ranks 8th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.