El Salvador vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Homicide rate
El Salvador
94.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
62.84 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
1st
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
3rd
Homicide rate over time
- El Salvador
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 94.3 deaths per 100,000 people against 62.84 deaths per 100,000 people in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 31.46 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.5 times Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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, Bolivarian Republic of | 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, Bolivarian Republic of?
- El Salvador, at 94.3 deaths per 100,000 people against 62.84 deaths per 100,000 people in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between El Salvador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 31.46 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for homicide rate?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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.