El Salvador vs Kiribati: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
El Salvador
7.9 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Kiribati
7.12 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2012
El Salvador rank
43rd
Kiribati rank
46th
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- El Salvador
- Kiribati
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 7.9 homicides per 100,000 population against 7.12 homicides per 100,000 population in Kiribati, a difference of 0.78 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 43rd and Kiribati ranks 46th of 179 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 110.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2017 homicides per 100,000 population | 110.16 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 61.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 57.4 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 59.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 53.05 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, El Salvador or Kiribati?
- El Salvador, at 7.9 homicides per 100,000 population against 7.12 homicides per 100,000 population in Kiribati as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between El Salvador and Kiribati?
- 0.78 homicides per 100,000 population, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kiribati?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2012.
- How do El Salvador and Kiribati rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd and Kiribati ranks 46th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β 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.