Colombia vs El Salvador: Homicide rate

Colombia
28.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador
39.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Colombia rank
5th
El Salvador rank
2nd

Homicide rate over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
20406080195319872021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 39.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 28.2 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 11.55 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 5th and El Salvador ranks 2nd of 111 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 72.9 deaths per 100,000 people 38.75 deaths per 100,000 people 34.15 deaths per 100,000 people Colombia
2000s 54.13 deaths per 100,000 people 45.32 deaths per 100,000 people 8.81 deaths per 100,000 people Colombia
2010s 30.22 deaths per 100,000 people 53.54 deaths per 100,000 people 23.32 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Colombia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 39.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 28.2 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Colombia and El Salvador?
11.55 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for homicide rate?
Colombia ranks 5th and El Salvador ranks 2nd 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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Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.