Costa Rica vs Guatemala: Homicide rate
Costa Rica
12.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Guatemala
15.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
15th
Guatemala rank
13th
Homicide rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Guatemala ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Guatemala ranks 13th of 111 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.98 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.64 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 4.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 36.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.86 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.81 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 9.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.38 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 11.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Costa Rica or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Costa Rica and Guatemala?
- 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guatemala?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Guatemala rank globally for homicide rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Guatemala ranks 13th 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.