El Salvador vs Grenada: Homicide rate from firearms
El Salvador
4.82 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Grenada
5.98 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
El Salvador rank
20th
Grenada rank
18th
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- El Salvador
- Grenada
How they compare
Grenada currently reports 5.98 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population in El Salvador, a difference of 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Grenada's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 20th and Grenada ranks 18th of 82 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Grenada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9038 homicides per 100,000 population | 44.61 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 50.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4327 homicides per 100,000 population | 49.69 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 10.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.573 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.75 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, El Salvador or Grenada?
- Grenada, at 5.98 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 El Salvador and Grenada?
- 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population, with Grenada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Grenada?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Grenada rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- El Salvador ranks 20th and Grenada ranks 18th of 82 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 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.