Costa Rica vs Kenya: Female homicide rate

Costa Rica
2.75
in 2023
Kenya
2.66
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Kenya rank
33rd

Female homicide rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Kenya
0123199020062023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.75 against 2.66 in Kenya, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Kenya ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Kenya ranks 33rd of 138 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kenya Difference Ahead
2010s 2.23 2.09 0.1416 Costa Rica
2020s 2.15 2.34 0.1845 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female homicide rate, Costa Rica or Kenya?
Costa Rica, at 2.75 against 2.66 in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in female homicide rate between Costa Rica and Kenya?
0.09, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for female homicide rate?
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Kenya ranks 33rd of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Female homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Female homicide rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
138 places, 2,732 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed