Curacao vs Puerto Rico: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC

Curacao
16.92 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2007
Puerto Rico
15.08 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2024
Curacao rank
24th
Puerto Rico rank
25th

Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time

  • Curacao
  • Puerto Rico
102030199020072024

How they compare

Curacao currently reports 16.92 homicides per 100,000 population against 15.08 homicides per 100,000 population in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1.84 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Curacao's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Curacao ranks 24th and Puerto Rico ranks 25th of 179 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Curacao or Puerto Rico?
Curacao, at 16.92 homicides per 100,000 population against 15.08 homicides per 100,000 population in Puerto Rico as of 2007.
What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Curacao and Puerto Rico?
1.84 homicides per 100,000 population, with Curacao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Puerto Rico?
7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2007.
How do Curacao and Puerto Rico rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
Curacao ranks 24th and Puerto Rico ranks 25th 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

Indicator
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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