Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Homicide rate
Costa Rica
12.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Dominican Republic
14.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
15th
Dominican Republic rank
14th
Homicide rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 14.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Dominican Republic ranks 14th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 3.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6834 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 5.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9031 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 9.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 14.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for homicide rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Dominican Republic ranks 14th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (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.
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About this data
Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.