Costa Rica vs Mongolia: Female homicide rate
Costa Rica
2.75 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Mongolia
2.64 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Mongolia rank
34th
Female homicide rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Mongolia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.75 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.64 homicides per 100,000 population in Mongolia, a difference of 0.11 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Mongolia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Mongolia ranks 34th of 138 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.05 homicides per 100,000 population | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 2.24 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0938 homicides per 100,000 population | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide rate, Costa Rica or Mongolia?
- Costa Rica, at 2.75 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.64 homicides per 100,000 population in Mongolia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between Costa Rica and Mongolia?
- 0.11 homicides per 100,000 population, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mongolia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Mongolia rank globally for female homicide rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Mongolia ranks 34th 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 .