Costa Rica - Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly: Party contributions in latest term

This graph shows the respective contributions to overall gender representation of the bottom three and top three parties. Parties with a high proportion of women may still rank as having low contributions because of low total numbers of representatives.

0% represents the hypothetical gender balance of the chamber without each party in turn (see methodology) rather than 50/50.


Current Relative Position

% of Women

Relative to the most recent result for lower house legislatures covered, the Legislative Assembly is in position 18 out of 79, putting it in the top 30%. See in context.

Without Best Contributor (Liberación Nacional)

Removing the best contributor (Liberación Nacional), the Legislative Assembly would be in position 26 out of 79, putting it in the top 40%.

Without Worst Contributor (Unidad Social Cristiana)

Removing the worst contributor (Unidad Social Cristiana), the Legislative Assembly would be in position 10 out of 79, putting it in the top 20%.

All Parties Match Best Contributor (Liberación Nacional)

If all parties (that aren't already better) match the rate of the best contributor (Liberación Nacional), the Legislative Assembly would be in position 3 out of 79, putting it in the top 10%.

Inter-Party Effect

Relative to the most recent result for lower house legislatures covered, the Legislative Assembly is in position 16 out of 79, putting it in the top 30%. A higher number means the overall proportion of women present is more driven by differences between the parties than if the value was lower. See in context.


Legislative Periods

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