Cuba vs Puerto Rico: Homicides

Cuba
500 homicides
in 2019
Puerto Rico
489 homicides
in 2024
Cuba rank
58th
Puerto Rico rank
60th

Homicides over time

  • Cuba
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 500 homicides against 489 homicides in Puerto Rico, a difference of 11 homicides.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Cuba ranks 58th and Puerto Rico ranks 60th of 179 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1990s 766.75 homicides 814.25 homicides 47.5 homicides Puerto Rico
2000s 606.3 homicides 822.9 homicides 216.6 homicides Puerto Rico
2010s 563.2 homicides 819.5 homicides 256.3 homicides Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, Cuba or Puerto Rico?
Cuba, at 500 homicides against 489 homicides in Puerto Rico as of 2019.
What is the difference in homicides between Cuba and Puerto Rico?
11 homicides, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Puerto Rico?
28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do Cuba and Puerto Rico rank globally for homicides?
Cuba ranks 58th and Puerto Rico ranks 60th 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.