Panama vs Uruguay: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Panama
21.71 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Uruguay
19.78 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Panama rank
25th
Uruguay rank
27th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Panama
- Uruguay
How they compare
Panama currently reports 21.71 homicides per 100,000 population against 19.78 homicides per 100,000 population in Uruguay, a difference of 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 138 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.62 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.98 homicides per 100,000 population | Panama |
| 2010s | 23.8 homicides per 100,000 population | 14.57 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.23 homicides per 100,000 population | Panama |
| 2020s | 21.72 homicides per 100,000 population | 18.67 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.05 homicides per 100,000 population | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Panama or Uruguay?
- Panama, at 21.71 homicides per 100,000 population against 19.78 homicides per 100,000 population in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Panama and Uruguay?
- 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Panama ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.