Costa Rica vs Grenada: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
17.75 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Grenada
13.67 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Grenada rank
26th
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Grenada
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17.75 homicides per 100,000 population against 13.67 homicides per 100,000 population in Grenada, a difference of 4.08 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Grenada's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Grenada ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Grenada ranks 26th of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Grenada in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Grenada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.78 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population | Grenada |
| 2010s | 10.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 13.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.19 homicides per 100,000 population | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Grenada?
- Costa Rica, at 17.75 homicides per 100,000 population against 13.67 homicides per 100,000 population in Grenada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Grenada?
- 4.08 homicides per 100,000 population, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Grenada?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Grenada rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Grenada ranks 26th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.