Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Homicide rate from firearms
Costa Rica
14.24 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Uruguay
7.08 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
13th
Uruguay rank
16th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 14.24 homicides per 100,000 population against 7.08 homicides per 100,000 population in Uruguay, a difference of 7.16 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.0 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 82 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.57 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, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 14.24 homicides per 100,000 population against 7.08 homicides per 100,000 population in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 7.16 homicides per 100,000 population, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 16th 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.