Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Homicide rate
Costa Rica
12.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
11.53 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
15th
Uruguay rank
16th
Homicide rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 4.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.791 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 5.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4868 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 10 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 11.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7675 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 Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for homicide rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 16th 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.