Costa Rica vs Mozambique: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Costa Rica
2.76 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Mozambique
1.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
20th
Mozambique rank
23rd
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Costa Rica
- Mozambique
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Mozambique, a difference of 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.6 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Mozambique ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 196 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3065 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3065 deaths per 100,000 people | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 0.6445 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | Mozambique |
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, Costa Rica or Mozambique?
- Costa Rica, at 2.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Costa Rica and Mozambique?
- 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mozambique?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Mozambique rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Mozambique ranks 23rd 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.