Costa Rica

In brief

Homicides per 100,000 people: 17.8 (2023). World rank 130 of 149 (1 = best); in Americas, 22 of 39. Suicides per 100,000 people: 8.1 (2021). World rank 106 of 185 (1 = best); in Americas, 26 of 34. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100: 87 (2025). World rank 23 of 207 (1 = best); in Americas, 6 of 41. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 78.8 → 87 (score 0–⁠100). Better than all its neighbours (Nicaragua and Panama): political stability and absence of violence. Worse than all its neighbours (Nicaragua and Panama): homicides per 100,000 people and suicides per 100,000 people.