What is the difference in intentional homicides, male between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?

5.4 per 100,000 male, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

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, male (per 100,000 male). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico: Intentional homicides, male

Costa Rica

33.09 per 100,000 male

in 2023

Puerto Rico

27.69 per 100,000 male

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

19th

Puerto Rico rank

21st

Intentional homicides, male over time

Costa Rica
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 33.09 per 100,000 male against 27.69 per 100,000 male in Puerto Rico, a difference of 5.4 per 100,000 male.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 19th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 132 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.97 per 100,000 male	40.36 per 100,000 male	31.39 per 100,000 male	Puerto Rico
2000s	14.16 per 100,000 male	41.89 per 100,000 male	27.73 per 100,000 male	Puerto Rico
2010s	19.54 per 100,000 male	45.3 per 100,000 male	25.77 per 100,000 male	Puerto Rico
2020s	24.75 per 100,000 male	33.27 per 100,000 male	8.52 per 100,000 male	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, male, Costa Rica or Puerto Rico?: Costa Rica, at 33.09 per 100,000 male against 27.69 per 100,000 male in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides, male between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?: 5.4 per 100,000 male, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Puerto Rico rank globally for intentional homicides, male?: Costa Rica ranks 19th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 132 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male)
Unit: per 100,000 male
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 146 places, 2,857 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.