Barbados vs Costa Rica: Homicide rate (World Health)
Barbados
12.81 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica
13.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Barbados rank
30th
Costa Rica rank
29th
Homicide rate (World Health) over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 13.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.81 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people.
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 194 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 | 11.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 11.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.837 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 12.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 13.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.81 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people, 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 homicide rate?
- Barbados ranks 30th and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.