Guatemala vs Uruguay: Homicide rate
Guatemala
15.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
11.53 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Guatemala rank
13th
Uruguay rank
16th
Homicide rate over time
- Guatemala
- Uruguay
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 111 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 10.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.57 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 36.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 20.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.72 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 28.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.87 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 24.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 13.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Guatemala or Uruguay?
- Guatemala, at 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Guatemala and Uruguay?
- 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Uruguay?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Guatemala and Uruguay rank globally for homicide rate?
- Guatemala ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 16th 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.