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 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.

Indicator: Homicides
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: 179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of intentional homicides.