Country Profile

Costa Rica

Ranking: 47 / 170 | Index Value: 0.781

Costa Rica’s Performance on the
Women, Peace, and Security Index

Compared to 25 Other Countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region

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Arrows indicate improvement or decline on WPS Index since 2017.

Inclusion

Women’s Mean Years of Schooling

Women's Employment (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

Women's Cellphone Use (%)

Women's Financial Inclusion (%)

Women's Share of Parliament Seats (%)

Justice

Discriminatory Norms (%)

Son Bias (Male to female birth ratio)

Absence of Legal Discrimination Against Women

Security

Organized Violence (Battle Deaths per 100,000)

Women's Perception of Community Safety (%)

Current Intimate Partner Violence (%) 2017 data is not available for this country