Brazil vs Mexico: Homicides
Brazil
40,698 homicides
in 2023
Mexico
32,252 homicides
in 2023
Brazil rank
1st
Mexico rank
3rd
Homicides over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 40,698 homicides against 32,252 homicides in Mexico, a difference of 8,446 homicides.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,955 homicides | 14,767 homicides | 19,188 homicides | Brazil |
| 2000s | 48,858 homicides | 11,358 homicides | 37,501 homicides | Brazil |
| 2010s | 56,072 homicides | 27,276 homicides | 28,796 homicides | Brazil |
| 2020s | 42,853 homicides | 34,503 homicides | 8,350 homicides | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, Brazil or Mexico?
- Brazil, at 40,698 homicides against 32,252 homicides in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicides between Brazil and Mexico?
- 8,446 homicides, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for homicides?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 3rd 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.