What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Peru and Uganda?

0.37 homicides per 100,000 population, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uganda?

10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.

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.

Peru vs Uganda: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC

Peru

8.6 homicides per 100,000 population

in 2021

Uganda

8.97 homicides per 100,000 population

in 2023

Peru rank

40th

Uganda rank

39th

Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC over time

Peru
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 8.97 homicides per 100,000 population against 8.6 homicides per 100,000 population in Peru, a difference of 0.37 homicides per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Uganda ahead.

Peru ranks 40th and Uganda ranks 39th of 179 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2010s	7.09 homicides per 100,000 population	11.43 homicides per 100,000 population	4.34 homicides per 100,000 population	Uganda
2020s	7.2 homicides per 100,000 population	9.28 homicides per 100,000 population	2.08 homicides per 100,000 population	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, who vs. unodc, Peru or Uganda?: Uganda, at 8.97 homicides per 100,000 population against 8.6 homicides per 100,000 population in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate, who vs. unodc between Peru and Uganda?: 0.37 homicides per 100,000 population, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uganda?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
How do Peru and Uganda rank globally for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?: Peru ranks 40th and Uganda ranks 39th 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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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: 09 October 2026

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