Brazil vs Mexico: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Brazil
19.28 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Mexico
24.86 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Brazil rank
21st
Mexico rank
19th
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 24.86 homicides per 100,000 population against 19.28 homicides per 100,000 population in Brazil, a difference of 5.58 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 19th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 16.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.55 homicides per 100,000 population | Brazil |
| 2000s | 26.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 15.9 homicides per 100,000 population | Brazil |
| 2010s | 27.94 homicides per 100,000 population | 22.65 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.29 homicides per 100,000 population | Brazil |
| 2020s | 20.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 26.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.51 homicides per 100,000 population | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Brazil or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 24.86 homicides per 100,000 population against 19.28 homicides per 100,000 population in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Brazil and Mexico?
- 5.58 homicides per 100,000 population, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 19th 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, WHO vs. UNODC. 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.