Homicide rate ghe in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Homicide rate ghe was 13.62 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
13.62
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
29th
of 192 countries
All-time high
13.62
in 2021
All-time low
6.27
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Homicide rate ghe in Costa Rica, 2000β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate ghe in Costa Rica is 13.62, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate ghe in Costa Rica peaked at 13.62 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.27, in 2002.
Costa Rica ranks 29th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.97 | 6.27 | 11.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.84 | 8.62 | 12.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.38 | 13.13 | 13.62 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 26 Guyana 14.07 compare
- 27 Seychelles 14.01 compare
- 28 Cabo Verde 13.86 compare
- 30 Barbados 12.81 compare
- 31 Philippines 12.77 compare
- 32 Iraq 12.58 compare
More social development data for Costa Rica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 36,395 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 367 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.931 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.809 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.862 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.922 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.915 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.606 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate ghe in Costa Rica?
- Homicide rate ghe in Costa Rica was 13.62 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate ghe recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 13.62 in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicide rate ghe recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.27 in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for homicide rate ghe?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate ghe rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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