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

0.25 per 100,000 female, with Uganda ahead.

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

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.

Costa Rica vs Uganda: Intentional homicides, female

Costa Rica

2.75 per 100,000 female

in 2023

Uganda

3 per 100,000 female

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

34th

Uganda rank

31st

Intentional homicides, female over time

Costa Rica
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 3 per 100,000 female against 2.75 per 100,000 female in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.25 per 100,000 female.

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 31st of 131 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.68 per 100,000 female	2.49 per 100,000 female	0.1931 per 100,000 female	Costa Rica
2010s	2.31 per 100,000 female	4.29 per 100,000 female	1.98 per 100,000 female	Uganda
2020s	2.29 per 100,000 female	2.97 per 100,000 female	0.6774 per 100,000 female	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, female, Costa Rica or Uganda?: Uganda, at 3 per 100,000 female against 2.75 per 100,000 female in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides, female between Costa Rica and Uganda?: 0.25 per 100,000 female, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uganda?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Uganda rank globally for intentional homicides, female?: Costa Rica ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 31st 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: 03 September 2026

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