Costa Rica vs European Union: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Costa Rica
49.1%
in 2025
European Union
33.0%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
8th
European Union rank
7th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Costa Rica
- European Union
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 49.1% against 33.0% in European Union, a difference of 16.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was European Union ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 8th and European Union ranks 7th 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 | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 17.4% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 22.0% | 10.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 28.0% | 10.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 32.7% | 14.7% | 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 European Union?
- Costa Rica, at 49.1% against 33.0% in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Costa Rica and European Union?
- 16.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and European Union?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and European Union rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th and European Union ranks 7th 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.