Costa Rica vs Curacao: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Costa Rica
17.75 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Curacao
16.92 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2007
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Curacao rank
24th
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Costa Rica
- Curacao
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17.75 homicides per 100,000 population against 16.92 homicides per 100,000 population in Curacao, a difference of 0.83 homicides per 100,000 population.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Curacao has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Curacao ranks 24th of 179 countries.
Curacao has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Costa Rica or Curacao?
- Costa Rica, at 17.75 homicides per 100,000 population against 16.92 homicides per 100,000 population in Curacao as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Costa Rica and Curacao?
- 0.83 homicides per 100,000 population, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Curacao?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2007.
- How do Costa Rica and Curacao rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Curacao ranks 24th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.