What is the difference in intentional homicides between Costa Rica and Grenada?

4.08 per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 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 (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Grenada: Intentional homicides

Costa Rica

17.75 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Grenada

13.67 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

23rd

Grenada rank

26th

Intentional homicides over time

Costa Rica
Grenada

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 17.75 per 100,000 people against 13.67 per 100,000 people in Grenada, a difference of 4.08 per 100,000 people.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Grenada's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Grenada ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Grenada ranks 26th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Grenada	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.06 per 100,000 people	9.78 per 100,000 people	1.72 per 100,000 people	Grenada
2010s	10.81 per 100,000 people	8.66 per 100,000 people	2.15 per 100,000 people	Costa Rica
2020s	13.4 per 100,000 people	9.21 per 100,000 people	4.19 per 100,000 people	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Costa Rica or Grenada?: Costa Rica, at 17.75 per 100,000 people against 13.67 per 100,000 people in Grenada as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Costa Rica and Grenada?: 4.08 per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Grenada?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Grenada rank globally for intentional homicides?: Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Grenada ranks 26th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Unit: per 100,000 people
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 4,286 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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