Costa Rica vs Guyana: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
17.75 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Guyana
19.12 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Guyana rank
22nd
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 19.12 homicides per 100,000 population against 17.75 homicides per 100,000 population in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Guyana ranks 22nd of 179 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.18 homicides per 100,000 population | 14.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.37 homicides per 100,000 population | Guyana |
| 2000s | 8.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.36 homicides per 100,000 population | Guyana |
| 2010s | 10.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.11 homicides per 100,000 population | Guyana |
| 2020s | 13.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.24 homicides per 100,000 population | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 19.12 homicides per 100,000 population against 17.75 homicides per 100,000 population in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Guyana rank globally for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Guyana ranks 22nd 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.