Costa Rica vs Nicaragua
Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 7.8 per 100,000 people in Costa Rica and 5.9 per 100,000 people in Nicaragua, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Costa Rica, by 1.9 per 100,000 people, or 1.33 times that in Nicaragua.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Costa Rica has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Nicaragua.
- In 2017, Costa Rica ranked 121 and Nicaragua ranked 150 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7.8 | 6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 7 | 6.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 7 | 6.8 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7.8 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.8 | 8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 7.6 | 9.3 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 7.3 | 9.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 7 | 9.7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 6.9 | 9.5 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 6.4 | 8.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Costa Rica vs Nicaragua
Health
- Life expectancyCosta Rica: 80.8 years in 2023Nicaragua: 75 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCosta Rica: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Nicaragua: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCosta Rica: 6.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nicaragua: 12.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCosta Rica: 80.5% in 2022Nicaragua: 55.5% in 2020
- DepressionCosta Rica: 2.91% in 2017Nicaragua: 2.85% in 2017
People
- PopulationCosta Rica: 5.11 million people in 2023Nicaragua: 6.82 million people in 2023
- Population growthCosta Rica: 0.49% a year in 2023Nicaragua: 1.36% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCosta Rica: 1.33 births per woman in 2023Nicaragua: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCosta Rica: 79.7% in 2025Nicaragua: 59.4% in 2025
- Median ageCosta Rica: 34.1 years in 2023Nicaragua: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCosta Rica: 11.7% in 2023Nicaragua: 5.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateCosta Rica: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Nicaragua: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCosta Rica: 0% of GDP in 2025Nicaragua: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCosta Rica: $0 in 2025Nicaragua: $115M in 2025
- Military spending per personCosta Rica: $0 in 2025Nicaragua: $17 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCosta Rica: 0% of government spending in 2025Nicaragua: 2.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCosta Rica: 10,000 people in 2020Nicaragua: 12,000 people in 2020
- National powerCosta Rica: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Nicaragua: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCosta Rica: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Nicaragua: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCosta Rica: 8 million TIV in 2019Nicaragua: 13 million TIV in 2019
- Arms exportsCosta Rica: 3 million TIV in 2009Nicaragua: 18 million TIV in 1993