Ecuador vs Honduras: Homicide rate from firearms
Ecuador
39.53 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Honduras
23.15 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Ecuador rank
4th
Honduras rank
7th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- Ecuador
- Honduras
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 39.53 homicides per 100,000 population against 23.15 homicides per 100,000 population in Honduras, a difference of 16.38 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.7 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Honduras ahead.
Ecuador ranks 4th and Honduras ranks 7th of 82 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 37.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 34.2 homicides per 100,000 population | Honduras |
| 2020s | 19.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 26.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.04 homicides per 100,000 population | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate from firearms, Ecuador or Honduras?
- Ecuador, at 39.53 homicides per 100,000 population against 23.15 homicides per 100,000 population in Honduras as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between Ecuador and Honduras?
- 16.38 homicides per 100,000 population, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Honduras?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Honduras rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- Ecuador ranks 4th and Honduras ranks 7th 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
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.