Colombia vs Mexico: Homicides

Colombia

13,035 homicides

in 2023

Mexico

32,252 homicides

in 2023

Colombia rank

6th

Mexico rank

3rd

Homicides over time

Mexico currently reports 32,252 homicides against 13,035 homicides in Colombia, a difference of 19,217 homicides.

That makes Mexico's figure about 2.5 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 6th 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.