Costa Rica vs Panama: Share of deaths from homicide
Costa Rica
2.2%
in 2022
Panama
1.9%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
15th
Panama rank
16th
Share of deaths from homicide over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.2% against 1.9% in Panama, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Panama ranks 16th of 113 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 2.1% | 0.6% | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 3.1% | 1.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 3.2% | 0.9% | Panama |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 2.2% against 1.9% in Panama as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Panama ranks 16th 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.