Ecuador vs Mexico: Homicides by firearm

Ecuador

7,108 homicides

in 2023

Mexico

22,355 homicides

in 2023

Ecuador rank

4th

Mexico rank

1st

Homicides by firearm over time

Mexico currently reports 22,355 homicides against 7,108 homicides in Ecuador, a difference of 15,247 homicides.

That makes Mexico's figure about 3.1 times Ecuador's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 4th and Mexico ranks 1st of 82 countries.

Indicator: Homicides by firearm
Unit: homicides
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: 07 August 2026

Number of intentional homicides where the weapon was a firearm.