Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico: Male homicide rate
Costa Rica
33.09 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Puerto Rico
27.69 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
19th
Puerto Rico rank
21st
Male homicide rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 33.09 homicides per 100,000 population against 27.69 homicides per 100,000 population in Puerto Rico, a difference of 5.4 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 138 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 40.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 31.39 homicides per 100,000 population | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 14.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 41.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 27.73 homicides per 100,000 population | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 19.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 45.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 25.77 homicides per 100,000 population | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 24.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 33.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.52 homicides per 100,000 population | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide rate, Costa Rica or Puerto Rico?
- Costa Rica, at 33.09 homicides per 100,000 population against 27.69 homicides per 100,000 population in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male homicide rate between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 5.4 homicides per 100,000 population, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Puerto Rico rank globally for male homicide rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st 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 Male 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 male victims.