Peru vs Seychelles: Homicide rate
Peru
8.6 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Seychelles
7.97 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Peru rank
40th
Seychelles rank
42nd
Homicide rate over time
- Peru
- Seychelles
How they compare
Peru currently reports 8.6 homicides per 100,000 population against 7.97 homicides per 100,000 population in Seychelles, a difference of 0.63 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Seychelles ahead.
Peru ranks 40th and Seychelles ranks 42nd of 179 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.38 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.26 homicides per 100,000 population | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 7.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.77 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.43 homicides per 100,000 population | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Peru or Seychelles?
- Peru, at 8.6 homicides per 100,000 population against 7.97 homicides per 100,000 population in Seychelles as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Peru and Seychelles?
- 0.63 homicides per 100,000 population, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Seychelles?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
- How do Peru and Seychelles rank globally for homicide rate?
- Peru ranks 40th and Seychelles ranks 42nd of 179 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.