Yes. UCDP lists 2 active armed conflicts with fighting recorded in Costa Rica.
None at war level (1,000+ deaths in a year). Largest: Forces of Tony Peña - Los Hondureños, 84 deaths in 2025.
Updated 30 October 2026 · UCDP data through 30 September 2026 · View on map →
Deaths recorded in Costa Rica in 2025
0in state-based fighting
142in fighting between armed groups
0in attacks on civilians (one-sided violence)
UCDP GED Global 26.1: best estimates for events located in Costa Rica (as UCDP places them), by type of violence. The three are shown separately, as UCDP counts them, and are not added together here.
The conflicts
Each conflict as UCDP defines it: a dispute with at least 25 battle-related deaths in a year. Figures are UCDP best estimates; the newest months are preliminary and can change.
UCDP does not record who started each clash.