Costa Rica vs Panama: Homicide rate

Costa Rica
12.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Panama
9.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
15th
Panama rank
17th

Homicide rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Panama, a difference of 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 15th and Panama ranks 17th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people Panama
1970s 3.98 deaths per 100,000 people 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1980s 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people 0.347 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
1990s 5.65 deaths per 100,000 people 8.65 deaths per 100,000 people 3.01 deaths per 100,000 people Panama
2000s 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people 12.91 deaths per 100,000 people 5.97 deaths per 100,000 people Panama
2010s 9.95 deaths per 100,000 people 14.74 deaths per 100,000 people 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people Panama
2020s 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people 10.68 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8513 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Costa Rica or Panama?
Costa Rica, at 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Panama as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Costa Rica and Panama?
2.17 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for homicide rate?
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Panama ranks 17th 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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Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Annual number of deaths from homicide per 100,000 people.