Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico: Homicide rate
Costa Rica
17.75 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Puerto Rico
15.08 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Puerto Rico rank
25th
Homicide rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17.75 homicides per 100,000 population against 15.08 homicides per 100,000 population in Puerto Rico, a difference of 2.67 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Puerto Rico ranks 25th of 179 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.18 homicides per 100,000 population | 21.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 16.43 homicides per 100,000 population | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 8.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 21.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 13.69 homicides per 100,000 population | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 10.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 23.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.36 homicides per 100,000 population | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 13.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.76 homicides per 100,000 population | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Costa Rica or Puerto Rico?
- Costa Rica, at 17.75 homicides per 100,000 population against 15.08 homicides per 100,000 population in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 2.67 homicides per 100,000 population, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Puerto Rico rank globally for homicide rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Puerto Rico ranks 25th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.