Colombia vs Costa Rica: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Colombia
1.76 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Costa Rica
2.76 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Colombia rank
22nd
Costa Rica rank
20th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 1 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.6 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 22nd and Costa Rica ranks 20th of 196 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 7.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.05 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.4513 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4513 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.9179 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6445 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2734 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 2.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Colombia ranks 22nd and Costa Rica ranks 20th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Best estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.