Colombia vs Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Child homicide rate

Colombia
9.34
in 2021
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
20.09
in 2016
Colombia rank
4th
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank
1st

Child homicide rate over time

  • Colombia
  • Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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How they compare

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) currently reports 20.09 against 9.34 in Colombia, a difference of 10.75.

That makes Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)'s figure about 2.2 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 4th and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 1st of 112 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Difference Ahead
1950s 9.66 1.18 8.48 Colombia
1960s 5.51 1.92 3.6 Colombia
1970s 4.02 2.38 1.64 Colombia
1980s 11.79 3.12 8.68 Colombia
1990s 24.05 6.14 17.9 Colombia
2000s 17.43 13.28 4.15 Colombia
2010s 12.82 15.76 2.94 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child homicide rate, Colombia or Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), at 20.09 against 9.34 in Colombia as of 2016.
What is the difference in child homicide rate between Colombia and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
10.75, with Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2016.
How do Colombia and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank globally for child homicide rate?
Colombia ranks 4th and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 1st of 112 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Child homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child homicide rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 4,903 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed