Dominican Republic vs El Salvador: Homicide rate from firearms

Dominican Republic
6.49 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
El Salvador
4.82 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
17th
El Salvador rank
20th

Homicide rate from firearms over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • El Salvador
020406080200720152023

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 6.49 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population in El Salvador, a difference of 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was El Salvador ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 17th and El Salvador ranks 20th of 82 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic El Salvador Difference Ahead
2010s 9.83 homicides per 100,000 population 45.03 homicides per 100,000 population 35.19 homicides per 100,000 population El Salvador
2020s 5.75 homicides per 100,000 population 10.32 homicides per 100,000 population 4.57 homicides per 100,000 population El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Dominican Republic or El Salvador?
Dominican Republic, at 6.49 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
1.67 homicides per 100,000 population, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Dominican Republic and El Salvador rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
Dominican Republic ranks 17th and El Salvador ranks 20th of 82 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 from firearms. 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 from firearms
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
82 places, 1,019 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

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