Costa Rica vs Dominica: Homicide rate from firearms
Costa Rica
14.24 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Dominica
15.04 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
13th
Dominica rank
12th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population against 14.24 homicides per 100,000 population in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.8 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 13th and Dominica ranks 12th of 82 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Dominica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.88 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.51 homicides per 100,000 population | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.84 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.828 homicides per 100,000 population | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Costa Rica or Dominica?
- Dominica, at 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population against 14.24 homicides per 100,000 population in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Costa Rica and Dominica?
- 0.8 homicides per 100,000 population, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominica?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominica rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th and Dominica ranks 12th of 82 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 from firearms. 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 where the weapon was a firearm.