El Salvador vs Venezuela: Homicide rate (World Health)
El Salvador
94.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Venezuela
62.84 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
1st
Venezuela rank
3rd
Homicide rate (World Health) over time
- El Salvador
- Venezuela
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 94.3 deaths per 100,000 people against 62.84 deaths per 100,000 people in Venezuela, a difference of 31.46 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.5 times Venezuela's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 50.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.89 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 77.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 58.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.33 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 92.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 62.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.27 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, El Salvador or Venezuela?
- El Salvador, at 94.3 deaths per 100,000 people against 62.84 deaths per 100,000 people in Venezuela as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between El Salvador and Venezuela?
- 31.46 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Venezuela?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Venezuela rank globally for homicide rate?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.