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
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
Number of intentional homicides.