Australia vs Costa Rica: Female homicide victims
Australia
71 homicides
in 2023
Costa Rica
71 homicides
in 2023
Australia rank
47th
Costa Rica rank
47th
Female homicide victims over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Australia currently reports 71 homicides against 71 homicides in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 homicides.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 47th and Costa Rica ranks 47th of 138 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 123.58 homicides | 24.52 homicides | 99.05 homicides | Australia |
| 2000s | 101.19 homicides | 44.14 homicides | 57.05 homicides | Australia |
| 2010s | 83.5 homicides | 54.1 homicides | 29.4 homicides | Australia |
| 2020s | 65.5 homicides | 59 homicides | 6.5 homicides | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide victims, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Australia, at 71 homicides against 71 homicides in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide victims between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 0 homicides, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for female homicide victims?
- Australia ranks 47th and Costa Rica ranks 47th 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 victims. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .