Chile vs Egypt: Homicides

Chile
1,248 homicides
in 2023
Egypt
1,360 homicides
in 2017
Chile rank
33rd
Egypt rank
31st

Homicides over time

  • Chile
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1,360 homicides against 1,248 homicides in Chile, a difference of 112 homicides.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 33rd and Egypt ranks 31st of 179 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Egypt Difference Ahead
2000s 585.5 homicides 683.5 homicides 98 homicides Egypt
2010s 552.43 homicides 2,035 homicides 1,482 homicides Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, Chile or Egypt?
Egypt, at 1,360 homicides against 1,248 homicides in Chile as of 2017.
What is the difference in homicides between Chile and Egypt?
112 homicides, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Egypt?
13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
How do Chile and Egypt rank globally for homicides?
Chile ranks 33rd and Egypt ranks 31st 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

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

Number of intentional homicides.