Colombia vs United States: Homicides
Colombia
13,035 homicides
in 2023
United States
19,796 homicides
in 2023
Colombia rank
6th
United States rank
5th
Homicides over time
- Colombia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 19,796 homicides against 13,035 homicides in Colombia, a difference of 6,761 homicides.
That makes United States's figure about 1.5 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 6th and United States ranks 5th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,277 homicides | 21,171 homicides | 4,106 homicides | Colombia |
| 2000s | 21,343 homicides | 16,736 homicides | 4,607 homicides | Colombia |
| 2010s | 13,763 homicides | 15,636 homicides | 1,872 homicides | United States |
| 2020s | 12,625 homicides | 21,668 homicides | 9,042 homicides | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, Colombia or United States?
- United States, at 19,796 homicides against 13,035 homicides in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicides between Colombia and United States?
- 6,761 homicides, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and United States rank globally for homicides?
- Colombia ranks 6th and United States ranks 5th 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.