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

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

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 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 United States: Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female)

Costa Rica

2.75 per 100,000 female

in 2023

United States

2.55 per 100,000 female

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

34th

United States rank

36th

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

Costa Rica
United States

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.75 per 100,000 female against 2.55 per 100,000 female in United States, a difference of 0.2 per 100,000 female.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 34th and United States ranks 36th of 131 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.41 per 100,000 female	3.57 per 100,000 female	2.16 per 100,000 female	United States
2000s	2.06 per 100,000 female	2.52 per 100,000 female	0.4586 per 100,000 female	United States
2010s	2.24 per 100,000 female	2.11 per 100,000 female	0.1273 per 100,000 female	Costa Rica
2020s	2.3 per 100,000 female	2.74 per 100,000 female	0.4339 per 100,000 female	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, female, Costa Rica or United States?: Costa Rica, at 2.75 per 100,000 female against 2.55 per 100,000 female in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides, female between Costa Rica and United States?: 0.2 per 100,000 female, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for intentional homicides, female?: Costa Rica ranks 34th and United States ranks 36th 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.