Homicide rate unodc in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Homicide rate unodc was 17.75 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate unodc in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate unodc in Costa Rica is 17.75, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 37.5% on the previous year and up 103.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate unodc in Costa Rica peaked at 17.75 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.12, in 1991.
That places Costa Rica 23rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.18 | 4.12 | 6.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.06 | 6.32 | 11.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.81 | 8.71 | 12.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4 | 11.32 | 17.75 | 4 |
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- 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 unodc in Costa Rica?
- Homicide rate unodc in Costa Rica was 17.75 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate unodc recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.75 in 2023.
- What is the lowest homicide rate unodc recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.12 in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for homicide rate unodc?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate unodc rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.6%. 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 unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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