Costa Rica vs High income: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Costa Rica
49.1%
in 2025
High income
31.2%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
8th
High income rank
9th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Costa Rica
- High income
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 49.1% against 31.2% in High income, a difference of 17.9%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.6 times High income's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 8th and High income ranks 9th 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 | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 16.0% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 19.7% | 13.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 25.0% | 13.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 30.4% | 17.0% | 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 High income?
- Costa Rica, at 49.1% against 31.2% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Costa Rica and High income?
- 17.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and High income?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and High income rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th and High income ranks 9th 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.