Costa Rica vs Uganda: Female homicide rate
Costa Rica
2.75 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Uganda
3 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Uganda rank
30th
Female homicide rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 3 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.75 homicides per 100,000 population in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.25 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Uganda ranks 30th of 138 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.68 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1931 homicides per 100,000 population | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.98 homicides per 100,000 population | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6774 homicides per 100,000 population | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide rate, Costa Rica or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 3 homicides per 100,000 population against 2.75 homicides per 100,000 population in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between Costa Rica and Uganda?
- 0.25 homicides per 100,000 population, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uganda?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uganda rank globally for female homicide rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Uganda ranks 30th 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 .