El Salvador vs Seychelles: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
El Salvador
7.9 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Seychelles
7.97 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
El Salvador rank
43rd
Seychelles rank
42nd
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time
- El Salvador
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 7.97 homicides per 100,000 population against 7.9 homicides per 100,000 population in El Salvador, a difference of 0.07 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 43rd and Seychelles ranks 42nd 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 | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 52.44 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 63.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 53.04 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 15.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.08 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 Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 7.97 homicides per 100,000 population against 7.9 homicides per 100,000 population in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between El Salvador and Seychelles?
- 0.07 homicides per 100,000 population, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Seychelles?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Seychelles rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd and Seychelles ranks 42nd 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.