Colombia vs Ecuador: Homicides

Colombia

13,035 homicides

in 2023

Ecuador

8,221 homicides

in 2023

Colombia rank

6th

Ecuador rank

9th

Homicides over time

Colombia currently reports 13,035 homicides against 8,221 homicides in Ecuador, a difference of 4,814 homicides.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.6 times Ecuador's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 6th and Ecuador ranks 9th 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.