Costa Rica vs Europe & Central Asia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Costa Rica
49.1%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia
31.7%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
8th
Europe & Central Asia rank
8th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Costa Rica
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 49.1% against 31.7% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 17.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th of 193 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 15.2% | 2.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 19.1% | 13.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 25.5% | 12.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 31.1% | 16.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Costa Rica or Europe & Central Asia?
- Costa Rica, at 49.1% against 31.7% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia?
- 17.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th and Europe & Central Asia 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.