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

Costa Rica, at 27,863 deaths against 27,725 deaths in Singapore as of 2023.

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

138 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

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 Singapore: Number of deaths

Costa Rica

27,863 deaths

in 2023

Singapore

27,725 deaths

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

130th

Singapore rank

131st

Number of deaths over time

Costa Rica
Singapore

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 27,863 deaths against 27,725 deaths in Singapore, a difference of 138 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 130th and Singapore ranks 131st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11,413 deaths	11,294 deaths	118.9 deaths	Costa Rica
1960s	11,827 deaths	10,443 deaths	1,384 deaths	Costa Rica
1970s	10,619 deaths	11,703 deaths	1,084 deaths	Singapore
1980s	10,576 deaths	14,035 deaths	3,459 deaths	Singapore
1990s	13,375 deaths	16,859 deaths	3,484 deaths	Singapore
2000s	16,637 deaths	17,722 deaths	1,084 deaths	Singapore
2010s	22,119 deaths	21,710 deaths	409.2 deaths	Costa Rica
2020s	30,044 deaths	26,737 deaths	3,307 deaths	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Costa Rica or Singapore?: Costa Rica, at 27,863 deaths against 27,725 deaths in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Costa Rica and Singapore?: 138 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Singapore?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Singapore rank globally for number of deaths?: Costa Rica ranks 130th and Singapore ranks 131st 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

Number of deaths in a calendar year.