Kenya vs Peru: Homicides, by sex of the victim
Kenya
725 homicides
in 2022
Peru
665 homicides
in 2021
Kenya rank
11th
Peru rank
13th
Homicides, by sex of the victim over time
- Kenya
- Peru
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 725 homicides against 665 homicides in Peru, a difference of 60 homicides.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 11th and Peru ranks 13th of 138 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 506.41 homicides | 459.5 homicides | 46.91 homicides | Kenya |
| 2020s | 577.5 homicides | 512 homicides | 65.5 homicides | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, by sex of the victim, Kenya or Peru?
- Kenya, at 725 homicides against 665 homicides in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicides, by sex of the victim between Kenya and Peru?
- 60 homicides, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Peru?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
- How do Kenya and Peru rank globally for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Kenya ranks 11th and Peru ranks 13th of 138 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 Homicides, by sex of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .