What is the difference in intentional homicides, female between Bolivia and Costa Rica?

0.21 per 100,000 female, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia vs Costa Rica: Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female)

Bolivia

2.54 per 100,000 female

in 2023

Costa Rica

2.75 per 100,000 female

in 2023

Bolivia rank

37th

Costa Rica rank

34th

Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) over time

Bolivia
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.75 per 100,000 female against 2.54 per 100,000 female in Bolivia, a difference of 0.21 per 100,000 female.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 34th of 131 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.81 per 100,000 female	2.68 per 100,000 female	0.1359 per 100,000 female	Bolivia
2010s	3.79 per 100,000 female	2.25 per 100,000 female	1.54 per 100,000 female	Bolivia
2020s	2.75 per 100,000 female	2.3 per 100,000 female	0.4469 per 100,000 female	Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, female, Bolivia or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 2.75 per 100,000 female against 2.54 per 100,000 female in Bolivia as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides, female between Bolivia and Costa Rica?: 0.21 per 100,000 female, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Costa Rica?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Costa Rica rank globally for intentional homicides, female?: Bolivia ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 34th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female)
Unit: per 100,000 female
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 145 places, 2,790 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.