Curacao vs Puerto Rico: Homicide rate by sex of the victim

Curacao
32.62 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2007
Puerto Rico
27.69 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Curacao rank
20th
Puerto Rico rank
21st

Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time

  • Curacao
  • Puerto Rico
204060199020062023

How they compare

Curacao currently reports 32.62 homicides per 100,000 population against 27.69 homicides per 100,000 population in Puerto Rico, a difference of 4.93 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Curacao's figure about 1.2 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Curacao ranks 20th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 138 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Curacao or Puerto Rico?
Curacao, at 32.62 homicides per 100,000 population against 27.69 homicides per 100,000 population in Puerto Rico as of 2007.
What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Curacao and Puerto Rico?
4.93 homicides per 100,000 population, with Curacao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Puerto Rico?
7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2007.
How do Curacao and Puerto Rico rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
Curacao ranks 20th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
138 places, 2,730 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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