Costa Rica vs Kenya: Female homicide rate
Costa Rica
2.75 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Kenya
2.66 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Kenya rank
33rd
Female homicide rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.75 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population in Kenya, a difference of 0.09 homicides per 100,000 population.
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 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1416 homicides per 100,000 population | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1845 homicides per 100,000 population | 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 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0.09 homicides per 100,000 population, 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?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by 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
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .