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

Nicaragua, at 31,293 deaths against 27,863 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2023.

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

3,430 deaths, with Nicaragua ahead.

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

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 Nicaragua: Number of deaths

Costa Rica

27,863 deaths

in 2023

Nicaragua

31,293 deaths

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

130th

Nicaragua rank

129th

Number of deaths over time

Costa Rica
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 31,293 deaths against 27,863 deaths in Costa Rica, a difference of 3,430 deaths.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 130th and Nicaragua ranks 129th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11,413 deaths	32,733 deaths	21,320 deaths	Nicaragua
1960s	11,827 deaths	32,494 deaths	20,667 deaths	Nicaragua
1970s	10,619 deaths	36,287 deaths	25,668 deaths	Nicaragua
1980s	10,576 deaths	36,616 deaths	26,040 deaths	Nicaragua
1990s	13,375 deaths	30,820 deaths	17,445 deaths	Nicaragua
2000s	16,637 deaths	28,929 deaths	12,292 deaths	Nicaragua
2010s	22,119 deaths	30,370 deaths	8,251 deaths	Nicaragua
2020s	30,044 deaths	37,647 deaths	7,604 deaths	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 31,293 deaths against 27,863 deaths in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?: 3,430 deaths, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for number of deaths?: Costa Rica ranks 130th and Nicaragua ranks 129th 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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