Costa Rica

Women

Costa Rica ranks 62 out of 162 countries in the Gender Inequality Index, where a high rank equals high equality. Women should always be considered as a particularly vulnerable group though.

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Children

Costa Rica has a Workplace Index score of 3.3, a Marketplace Index score of 2.9 and a Community and Environment Index score of 3.1 in the Children’s Rights and Business Atlas, where countries receive scores between 0 and 10. A score closer to 0 reflects a need for basic children’s rights due diligence, while a higher score reflects a need for enhanced or heightened due diligence. Children should always be considered as a particularly vulnerable group though. 

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Persons with Disabilities

Due to differences in data collection and definitions it is difficult to compare countries on disability prevalence rates. Persons with disabilities should always be considered as a particularly vulnerable group though.

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Minorities and Indigenous Peoples

According to the World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples, the following minorities and indigenous peoples are present in Costa Rica: Afro-Costa Ricans on the Caribbean Coast and small numbers of indigenous Costa Ricans in the southeast. Most of the latter live in twenty-two reserves established by the government. These  groups have historically been excluded from full participation in political and economic life. In addition, Nicaraguans have become a significant minority in the past two decades. They now constitute approximately 8 % of the population. Despite a generally favourable government policy towards Nicaraguans, most Costa Ricans hold negative stereotypes of these migrants that border on xenophobia. 

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Migrant Workers​

According to the ILO Global Estimates on International Migrant Workers, migrant workers as a proportion of all workers is 1.9 % in the subregion Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Persons in Armed Conflict

Costa Rica ranks 149 out of 179 countries in the Fragile States Index, where a high rank equals high fragility. For monthly crisis updates, check out CrisisWatch.