Chile vs Peru: Homicide rate
Chile
4.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Peru
3.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Chile rank
28th
Peru rank
31st
Homicide rate over time
- Chile
- Peru
How they compare
Chile currently reports 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Peru, a difference of 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Peru ahead.
Chile ranks 28th and Peru ranks 31st of 111 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4108 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 2000s | 5.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 2010s | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 2020s | 3.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0502 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Chile or Peru?
- Chile, at 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Chile and Peru?
- 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Peru?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Peru rank globally for homicide rate?
- Chile ranks 28th and Peru ranks 31st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (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
Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.