Costa Rica vs Guyana: Share of deaths from homicide
Costa Rica
2.2%
in 2022
Guyana
2.3%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
15th
Guyana rank
14th
Share of deaths from homicide over time
- Costa Rica
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 2.3% against 2.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Guyana ranks 14th of 113 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Guyana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 2.4% | 0.5% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.3% | 0.4% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Costa Rica or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 2.3% against 2.2% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 0.1%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Guyana rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Guyana ranks 14th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.