Canada vs Costa Rica: Male homicide victims
Canada
564 homicides
in 2023
Costa Rica
835 homicides
in 2023
Canada rank
32nd
Costa Rica rank
29th
Male homicide victims over time
- Canada
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 835 homicides against 564 homicides in Canada, a difference of 271 homicides.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 32nd and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 416.69 homicides | 157.98 homicides | 258.71 homicides | Canada |
| 2000s | 425.73 homicides | 299.46 homicides | 126.26 homicides | Canada |
| 2010s | 435.9 homicides | 464 homicides | 28.1 homicides | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 600 homicides | 621 homicides | 21 homicides | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide victims, Canada or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 835 homicides against 564 homicides in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male homicide victims between Canada and Costa Rica?
- 271 homicides, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for male homicide victims?
- Canada ranks 32nd and Costa Rica ranks 29th 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 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 male victims.