Antigua and Barbuda vs Costa Rica: Homicide rate from firearms

Antigua and Barbuda
8.57 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Costa Rica
14.24 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Antigua and Barbuda rank
15th
Costa Rica rank
13th

Homicide rate from firearms over time

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Costa Rica
051015200620142023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 14.24 homicides per 100,000 population against 8.57 homicides per 100,000 population in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 5.67 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.7 times Antigua and Barbuda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 15th and Costa Rica ranks 13th of 82 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Antigua and Barbuda Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population 8.08 homicides per 100,000 population 3.66 homicides per 100,000 population Costa Rica
2020s 6.47 homicides per 100,000 population 10.01 homicides per 100,000 population 3.54 homicides per 100,000 population Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Antigua and Barbuda or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 14.24 homicides per 100,000 population against 8.57 homicides per 100,000 population in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Antigua and Barbuda and Costa Rica?
5.67 homicides per 100,000 population, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Costa Rica?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Costa Rica rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 15th and Costa Rica ranks 13th of 82 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 from firearms. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate from firearms
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,019 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

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