Which has higher homicides, by sex of the victim, Panama or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 41 homicides against 38 homicides in Panama as of 2023.

What is the difference in homicides, by sex of the victim between Panama and Puerto Rico?

3 homicides, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Puerto Rico?

28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.

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.

Panama vs Puerto Rico: Homicides, by sex of the victim

Panama

38 homicides

in 2023

Puerto Rico

41 homicides

in 2023

Panama rank

62nd

Puerto Rico rank

59th

Homicides, by sex of the victim over time

Panama
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 41 homicides against 38 homicides in Panama, a difference of 3 homicides.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Panama ranks 62nd and Puerto Rico ranks 59th of 138 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	27.9 homicides	62.69 homicides	34.8 homicides	Puerto Rico
2000s	30.46 homicides	61.4 homicides	30.94 homicides	Puerto Rico
2010s	39.89 homicides	55.5 homicides	15.61 homicides	Puerto Rico
2020s	42 homicides	45 homicides	3 homicides	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, by sex of the victim, Panama or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 41 homicides against 38 homicides in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicides, by sex of the victim between Panama and Puerto Rico?: 3 homicides, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Puerto Rico?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Panama and Puerto Rico rank globally for homicides, by sex of the victim?: Panama ranks 62nd and Puerto Rico ranks 59th 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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Indicator: Homicides, by sex of the victim
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: 138 places, 2,732 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .