Argentina vs Turkey: Homicides
Argentina
2,046 homicides
in 2023
Turkey
2,817 homicides
in 2023
Argentina rank
24th
Turkey rank
21st
Homicides over time
- Argentina
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 2,817 homicides against 2,046 homicides in Argentina, a difference of 771 homicides.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.4 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 24th and Turkey ranks 21st of 179 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,354 homicides | 3,180 homicides | 826 homicides | Turkey |
| 2010s | 2,502 homicides | 2,628 homicides | 126.62 homicides | Turkey |
| 2020s | 2,129 homicides | 2,352 homicides | 222.75 homicides | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, Argentina or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 2,817 homicides against 2,046 homicides in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicides between Argentina and Turkey?
- 771 homicides, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Turkey?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Turkey rank globally for homicides?
- Argentina ranks 24th and Turkey ranks 21st of 179 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. 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 homicides.