Costa Rica vs Guyana: Homicide rate
Costa Rica
12.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Guyana
17.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
15th
Guyana rank
12th
Homicide rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.4 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Guyana ranks 12th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Guyana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2312 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1947 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
| 1990s | 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.041 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 7.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.24 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
| 2010s | 9.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
| 2020s | 10.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Costa Rica or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 5.4 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Guyana rank globally for homicide rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Guyana ranks 12th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicide per 100,000 people.