Which has higher number of deaths, Costa Rica or Latvia?

Costa Rica, at 27,863 deaths against 27,613 deaths in Latvia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Costa Rica and Latvia?

250 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latvia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Latvia: Number of deaths

Costa Rica

27,863 deaths

in 2023

Latvia

27,613 deaths

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

130th

Latvia rank

133rd

Number of deaths over time

Costa Rica
Latvia

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 27,863 deaths against 27,613 deaths in Latvia, a difference of 250 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 130th and Latvia ranks 133rd of 236 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11,413 deaths	22,950 deaths	11,537 deaths	Latvia
1960s	11,827 deaths	23,183 deaths	11,356 deaths	Latvia
1970s	10,619 deaths	28,957 deaths	18,338 deaths	Latvia
1980s	10,576 deaths	32,238 deaths	21,662 deaths	Latvia
1990s	13,375 deaths	36,167 deaths	22,792 deaths	Latvia
2000s	16,637 deaths	32,443 deaths	15,805 deaths	Latvia
2010s	22,119 deaths	28,794 deaths	6,675 deaths	Latvia
2020s	30,044 deaths	30,057 deaths	13.75 deaths	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Costa Rica or Latvia?: Costa Rica, at 27,863 deaths against 27,613 deaths in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Costa Rica and Latvia?: 250 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latvia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Latvia rank globally for number of deaths?: Costa Rica ranks 130th and Latvia ranks 133rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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