Costa Rica vs Mexico: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Costa Rica
49.1%
in 2025
Mexico
50.2%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
8th
Mexico rank
5th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 50.2% against 49.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 5th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 16.6% | 1.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 21.4% | 11.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 38.7% | 0.6% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 49.8% | 2.4% | Mexico |
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 Mexico?
- Mexico, at 50.2% against 49.1% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 1.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 5th 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.