Which has higher male homicide victims, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?

Dominican Republic, at 1,103 homicides against 835 homicides in Costa Rica as of 2023.

What is the difference in male homicide victims between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?

268 homicides, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?

17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

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.

Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Male homicide victims

Costa Rica

835 homicides

in 2023

Dominican Republic

1,103 homicides

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

29th

Dominican Republic rank

27th

Male homicide victims over time

Costa Rica
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 1,103 homicides against 835 homicides in Costa Rica, a difference of 268 homicides.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 29th and Dominican Republic ranks 27th of 138 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	365.96 homicides	2,096 homicides	1,730 homicides	Dominican Republic
2010s	468.75 homicides	1,563 homicides	1,094 homicides	Dominican Republic
2020s	621 homicides	1,050 homicides	429.5 homicides	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male homicide victims, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 1,103 homicides against 835 homicides in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in male homicide victims between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?: 268 homicides, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for male homicide victims?: Costa Rica ranks 29th and Dominican Republic ranks 27th 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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Indicator: Male homicide victims
Unit: homicides
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 138 places, 2,730 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of intentional homicidesof male victims.