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

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

Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico: Intentional homicides

Costa Rica

17.75 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Puerto Rico

14.59 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

23rd

Puerto Rico rank

25th

Intentional homicides over time

Costa Rica
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 17.75 per 100,000 people against 14.59 per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 3.16 per 100,000 people.

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 23rd and Puerto Rico ranks 25th of 172 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	5.18 per 100,000 people	21.61 per 100,000 people	16.43 per 100,000 people	Puerto Rico
2000s	8.06 per 100,000 people	21.75 per 100,000 people	13.69 per 100,000 people	Puerto Rico
2010s	10.81 per 100,000 people	23.16 per 100,000 people	12.36 per 100,000 people	Puerto Rico
2020s	13.4 per 100,000 people	17.16 per 100,000 people	3.76 per 100,000 people	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Costa Rica or Puerto Rico?: Costa Rica, at 17.75 per 100,000 people against 14.59 per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?: 3.16 per 100,000 people, 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?: Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Puerto Rico ranks 25th 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: 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.