El Salvador vs Guatemala: Homicide rate from firearms
El Salvador
4.82 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Guatemala
4.41 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
El Salvador rank
20th
Guatemala rank
23rd
Homicide rate from firearms over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.41 homicides per 100,000 population in Guatemala, a difference of 0.41 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2007 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 20th and Guatemala ranks 23rd 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 | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 36.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.65 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 43.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 22.55 homicides per 100,000 population | 20.51 homicides per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 10.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.71 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.62 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 Guatemala?
- El Salvador, at 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population against 4.41 homicides per 100,000 population in Guatemala as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate from firearms between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 0.41 homicides per 100,000 population, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for homicide rate from firearms?
- El Salvador ranks 20th and Guatemala ranks 23rd 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.