Barbados vs Costa Rica: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population

Barbados
12.69
in 2021
Costa Rica
13.52
in 2021
Barbados rank
30th
Costa Rica rank
29th

Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population over time

  • Barbados
  • Costa Rica
051015200020102021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 13.52 against 12.69 in Barbados, a difference of 0.83.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 30th and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 184 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 11.61 7.85 3.76 Barbados
2010s 11.63 10.71 0.9223 Barbados
2020s 12.47 13.26 0.7839 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population, Barbados or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 13.52 against 12.69 in Barbados as of 2021.
What is the difference in estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population between Barbados and Costa Rica?
0.83, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
Barbados ranks 30th and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 4,334 data points, 2000–2021
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